Windows 10: Disable automatic connection of a wireless network

Anonymous
2016-03-01T00:23:10+00:00

I have a number of available networks in my area but I wish to connect automatically only to my secured Home network. The problem is that one of the unsecured building networks is checked to connect automatically. I have tried to uncheck the box but it always comes back as "connect automatically". I keep getting hundreds of notifications that "UD Tower Network requires attention"  that are making me slightly insane. How do I turn off the connect automatically button for this network? WIndows 10, 64 bit

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Anonymous
2016-03-01T05:47:25+00:00

Hello Fred,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

Sorry for the inconvenience caused with Windows 10.

You may follow the below steps to turn off the “connect automatically” option.

  1. Press Windows key + A to open action center and click on All Settings.
  2. Now select Network and Internet.
  3. In the left panel, select Wi-Fi.
  4. Now in the right panel, select the option Change Adapter Options.
  5. The Change Adapter Options will open the Network Connections. You will find the network connection to which your computer or tablet is connected.
  6. Double click on the wireless connection to open the Wi-Fi status. Go to Wireless Properties.
  7. Under Connection tab, find out “Connect automatically when this network is in range“. By default it is enabled. To disable it, uncheck the option and tap ok.

Hope the information helps, do reply if you need further assistance.

Thank you.

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-06-23T07:40:08+00:00

    run cmd.exe as administrator

    netsh wlan add filter permission=allow ssid=PUT_YOUR_SSID_HERE networktype=infrastructure

    netsh wlan add filter permission=denyall networktype=infrastructure

    netsh wlan add filter permission=denyall networktype=adhoc

    netsh wlan show filters

    netsh wlan show networks

    netsh wlan show settings

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-07-08T08:33:08+00:00

    Thank you very much, Pieter. The commands you list work, unlike the stupid non-solutions from Microsoft's "help".

    I agree with other people who have posted that this incessant automatic connection behavior of Windows 7+ is an absolute security risk, not to mention that if a neighbor had a non-secured router or printer operating that my computer connected to automatically without my knowledge, I could be held liable for theft of service.

    Hello,

    I am IT challenged and these instructions are incomprehensible to me...

    To deny all SSID not ALLOWED:

    > netsh wlan add filter permission=denyall networktype=infrastructure

    To Add Available Wireless Network to Block List:

    > netsh wlan add filter permission=block ssid="SSID" networktype=infrastructure

    To Remove Wireless Network from Block List:

    > netsh wlan delete filter permission=block ssid="SSID" networktype=infrastructure

    To Add Available Wireless Network to Allow List:

    > netsh wlan add filter permission=allow ssid="SSID" networktype=infrastructure

    To Remove Wireless Network from Allow List:

    > netsh wlan delete filter permission=allow ssid="SSID" networktype=infrastructure

    To Show all allowed:

    > netsh wlan show filters permission=allow

    For several of these commands I have created shortcuts in a WIFI Mgmt folder, like this:

    C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /s /k "netsh wlan show filters"

    Could you, kindly, walk me through, step by step, moron proof style, on how and where to implement this solution?

    As I said, I am completely IT challenged and, if at all possible, I would really appreciate your help and I am sure that many more here sugger the same problem and would benefit from a step by step guide!

    I tried MS support hundreds of times to no avail and MS support seems incompetent as they offer solutions that do not work.

    Tommaso

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-02-02T00:55:50+00:00

    Anybody find a solution to this problem? It is driving me mad. 

    This is a very big security issue that needs to be addressed.

    Please help someone?!

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-06-11T23:08:00+00:00

    No changes prior to the issue.

    No error messages.

    I can uncheck the boxes all I want, close that page, power cycle the phone and the check is back as soon as I go back to that page.

    Let me ask you, on your PC, if you see additional (secured, and unsecured) available networks (ones you would not want to connect to at any time), are you able to uncheck the box, leave that page, and then go back in and the box is still unchecked? How about if you uncheck the box, close that, then immediately go back to check the box, is the box still checked?

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