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I've seen other people ask this same exact question as far back as 2013 and it appears Microsoft are well aware of this security flaw and have no interest in addressing it as I've yet to find a response which resolves this. Many replies don't even appear to comprehend the question being asked!
For fun* I shall "bump the thread" as it were:
My Windows 10 laptop has a tick in the "Connect automatically" box for every single WiFi network which is within range for me.
I un-tick the "Connect automatically" box yet when I check to confirm this choice has been applied I find the "Connect automatically" box is ticked again.
There is apparently no way to tell my computer to not automatically attempt connections to any network other than my own. This is completely backwards, as the only network I do want to automatically connect to is my own one.
Apart from being a significant security risk, this also causes frustrating regular disconnects from games as it periodically briefly disconnects from my own network in order to attempt to connect to these.
My question is - how can I switch off WiFi auto-connect altogether?
I don't mind if that means I have to manually type my WiFi password every time. It would be well worth the supposed hassle of typing a few characters to know that my operating system isn't trying to connect to any other (and especially unknown) networks.
It's clear from the amount of time this issue has existed that Microsoft aren't interested in fixing this but I'm wondering if any geniuses out there have figured out a way to shore up this security risk other than switching off WiFi and using a cabled LAN instead (which I'm aware is actually the better option for both security and performance)...
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For fun* I shall "bump the thread" as it were:
(*it's not actually fun at all)
My Windows 10 laptop has a tick in the "Connect automatically" box for every single WiFi network which is within range for me.
I un-tick the "Connect automatically" box yet when I check to confirm this choice has been applied I find the "Connect automatically" box is ticked again.
There is apparently no way to tell my computer to not automatically attempt connections to any network other than my own. This is completely backwards, as the only network I do want to automatically connect to is my own one.
Apart from being a significant security risk, this also causes frustrating regular disconnects from games as it periodically briefly disconnects from my own network in order to attempt to connect to these.
My question is - how can I switch off WiFi auto-connect altogether?
I don't mind if that means I have to manually type my WiFi password every time. It would be well worth the supposed hassle of typing a few characters to know that my operating system isn't trying to connect to any other (and especially unknown) networks.
It's clear from the amount of time this issue has existed that Microsoft aren't interested in fixing this but I'm wondering if any geniuses out there have figured out a way to shore up this security risk other than switching off WiFi and using a cabled LAN instead (which I'm aware is actually the better option for both security and performance)...
Continue reading...