Is there a way to add a dial-up connection to the quick settings section in Windows 11?

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Is there a way to add a dial-up connection to the quick settings section in Windows 11?

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Hey there,

I recently upgraded from Windows 10 to Windows 11 and noticed that a useful feature for quickly connecting to a dial-up connection is missing. At work, we rely on this feature to connect to APN.

In Windows 10, once a dial-up connection is created, it would appear above the wireless settings allowing me to connect directly from there. It was displaying a pop-up with credentials and showing the connection status. Unfortunately, in Windows 11, the only way I found to connect to a dial-up connection is through the settings menu. Additionally, the connection status can only be accessed within the settings window, which can be a bit inconvenient.

So, my question is: Is there any way to make dial-up connection feature easily accessible, perhaps in the Quick Settings section of Windows 11?

Here's a screenshot I found on the internet (since I no longer have Windows 10) that demonstrates where the dial-up connection was accessible from in Windows 10:

Thanks!

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Answer 1

Hello Gurmile,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

I quite understand your need, but unfortunately, showing dial-up connections in Quick access is no longer supported in Windows 11, as it is a very old way to connect to a network.

However, if you just want to make each dial-up connection less tedious and require a lot of clicks, maybe I have another suggestion, try adding a shortcut to this dial-up connection on the desktop.

Search for the Control Panel in the taskbar and open it. Click "Network and Internet" - "Network and Sharing Center" - "Change Adapter Settings". On this page, you can see all the network connections that have been created, find your new dial-up connection icon, right click on it, and then create a shortcut. This will generate an icon on your desktop that you can tap each time you want to use a dial-up connection.

Best regards,

Mitchell - | Microsoft community support expert from MSFT

Answer 2

Anonymous

Hi Mitchell,

Thanks again for the tip!

It seems that this feature is not widely used or in high demand, which reduces the likelihood of it being addressed by developers. Therefore, I will continue using the current method for working with it.

Kind regards,

Emil

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Answer 3

Hi Mitchell,

Thanks for your reply!

It's pity that this feature has been completely removed from W11.

I tried what you propose before, but this didn't work too. Here what happening:

When I click Connect in the Settings view I have a credentials pop-up and can connect:

When I open the created shortcut however, I get the available networks pop-up as below (screenshort from internet):

Is there anything I can do?

KR,

Emil

Answer 4

Hi Gurmile,

I'm sorry to hear that my advice didn't help. This option does not appear in available network pop-ups anymore.

However, Microsoft attaches great importance to user experience, you can submit your ideas and suggestions through the Feedback Hub, the development team will review regularly, and every user's feedback may be noticed.

Please share the feedback link after submitting, I will vote for you. You can also share with your friends and family members, more votes will make the development team notice more quickly.

Maybe in the future, your requirements will be added to Windows again.

Best regards,

Mitchell - | Microsoft community support expert from MSFT

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