WiFi Automatic connect options

Franco

My concern is if the other wireless network (not mine) is unlocked and their box on my machine is checked to connect automatically, will my machine do so.

Hi Echobiv ,

are you talking about your home Wi-Fi network or even all the Wi-Fi networks available in the list? Clarify better.

If you can't have access to all the other Wi-Fi networks on the list, changing that checkbox alone has no effect. In order to change the status of those check boxes, you need to access the wireless properties of those networks. You can do it? If you can't do it, neither can your pc and therefore it will never connect to those networks.

Hello Echobiv, welcome to the Microsoft community, I'll be happy to help you today;

I understand that you want to disable automatic WI-FI connection in Windows 11;

Initially I suggest you try the following;

Access the Control Panel;

Click on Network and Internet;

Click on Network and sharing center;

Click Change adapter settings in the left pane;

Double-click on the Wi-Fi connection you are currently using;

Click Wireless Properties;

On the Connection tab, uncheck "Automatically connect when this network is in range" click OK;

Make sure the computer still automatically connects to WiFi when starting;

I hope I have helped, see you soon!

Hi Echobiv ,

I'm glad you solved it.

If you want, you can close the thread by marking the solution that has contributed the most to solving your problem.

Thanks.

Luiz, I am now looking at network properties windows and none of the boxes are checked. I then uncheck the box in the window that shows all networks with range, including my network, disconnect, then reboot, and the machine continues to connect automatically.

I guess in order to prevent my machine from automatically connecting I must turn off the WiFi before rebooting.