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How to stop wifi from self turning on after manually being turned off

andrew bodner 5 Reputation points
2025-09-01T10:25:50.2+00:00

I have a local wifi network that my computer automatically logs into, which is fine. However, when I manually turn the wifi off, I find that within a minute, the toggle is back to "on" and I am reconnected to the network. This is a recent problem, and yes, I know that I could uncheck the automatically connect option to prevent this, but wifi manually turned off should not be turning back on by itself.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers
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  1. Randy Baroja 20,685 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-09-01T11:02:04.7066667+00:00

    Hi Andrew,

    Nice to meet you! My name is Randy and I'm an independent advisor.

    If your Wi-Fi keeps turning back on after you manually disable it, try these fixes: first, open your Wi-Fi network’s properties and turn off options like Connect automatically when in range or after restart, next, in Device Manager > Network adapters > your Wi-Fi adapter > Properties > Power Management, uncheck Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power; finally, disable Fast Startup in Control Panel > Power Options > Choose what the power buttons do so background services don’t re-enable Wi-Fi.

    Kind regards,

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