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
    2017-02-21T16:09:49+00:00

    yes , agree with you , That answer was absolutely useless, and I think you knew it. You guys have screwed this up, haven't you? There's no fix yet is there?

    until 2017 February 21 , still no solution searched on internet, among article , all the solution & suggestion are blind replying from Microsoft and it's Community Team , they just playing around their pathetic solution that they tot those are the solution

    i am surely peoples said that checked box which names "automatically connect" remain checked after uncheckedand****Microsoft and it's Community Team reply the post with

    Follow the below steps and check if it helps.

    Step 1: Right click on Wi-Fi icon and select Open Network and Sharing Center menu option

    Step 2: In the Network and Sharing Center window, click the Wi-Fi connection link.

    Step 3: This should display the Wi-Fi Status windows as shown below.

    Step 4: Now click the Wireless Properties button in W-Fi Status.

    Step 5: Un mark the check box with label asConnect automatically when this network in rangeoption available under the Wireless Network Properties window. Click Ok button to confirm and the save the changes.

    Look , first this is which we are connected in the pass so we can saw the wifi name in that list, but for those wifi that we never connected which probably neighbor wifi , which we don have the password key , they still fk remain checked ''automatically connect" boxes , do you see that ? did the problems sloved ? or the Microsoft and it's Community Teamgeniusly think the problems sloved ? how pathetic is ?  

    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.

    Same goes to this article, useless suggestion ever i ever see

    don said i never follow any article , that so much article that Microsoft and it's Community Team never read post carefully enuf, or we could said that Microsoft and it's Community Team reply post with blindly hand

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows\_7-networking/why-cant-i-uncheck-connect-automatically-on/6a70a384-6d62-4ea0-930e-58ae1aca2312?rtAction=1487691384734

    since window 7 2012 year faced this problems and no solution until 2017/02/21

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows\_10-networking/cant-disable-connect-automatically-for-wireless/cc501c4b-6c80-40ed-982e-7d641df88b81

    2016 article have no solution yet

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows\_10-networking/windows-10-wifi-automatic-check-boxes-dont-remain/806ed095-fbf4-4650-982f-9b41784e48d1

    2016 november

    so please , so playing around the suggestion that you think that is solution

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-06-10T14:43:12+00:00

    Has this been resolved. I have the same issue with my Windows 10 phone. I do not want to connect automatically and the check keeps returning.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-06-10T17:43:19+00:00

    Hi,

    The issue that you are getting may be caused by a conflict on your driver. To know more, please answer the following:

    • Have you made any changes prior to the issue?
    • Are you getting any error messages?

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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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