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How to manage the way computers sharing Wi-Fi passwords within one Microsoft account?

Anonymous
2024-10-24T16:59:27+00:00

I have 2 computers that signed into the same Microsoft account. I want each PC only connect to its designated guest network (without that default Wi-Fi password sharing mechanism which make it connects to any remembered ones with stronger signal). This is for both management and security concerns.

So one of my other computer was accidentally joining the wrong Wi-Fi network automatically. This can even happen at start up where the wrong Wi-Fi just happen to have a stronger signal moment after the PC get the new password form the cloud(it connect to the correct Wi-Fi, update from the cloud, then something happened, then it reconnect to the wrong one).

Would forget the password and sign out the Microsoft account resolve this issue? Is there a way to manage network assignment and Wi-Fi passwords across my computers(which within one cloud account)?

I can resolve this issue by reconfigure the guest network, or wipe any concerned system(s), or even set up a domain? I just want to know if I missed any easier way to do this.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-10-25T06:42:49+00:00

    Hello ,

    Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community forum.
    To manage the issue of two computers sharing Wi-Fi passwords under the same Microsoft account, and ensure that each computer is only connected to the designated guest network, you can consider the following methods:

    1. On each computer, manually forget the Wi-Fi network you don't want to connect to. This prevents your computer from automatically connecting to the wrong network.
    2. In the Wi-Fi settings, make sure to turn off the "Auto-connect" option. This prevents the computer from automatically connecting to other networks when the signal is strong.
    3. If possible, consider using a different Microsoft account for each PC. This allows them to be completely isolated from their network settings and passwords.
    4. If you do not want to sync Wi-Fi passwords between different devices, you can turn off Wi-Fi password syncing in the settings of your Microsoft account.
    5. If you have permission, consider reconfiguring the settings of the guest network to ensure that its SSID and password are not easy to connect to by mistake.
    6. Try setting up MAC address filtering in your router to allow only specific devices to connect to the network.

    I hope the information above is helpful.
    If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to let us know.

    Regards,
    Jill Zhou

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