Windows – automatically connect to the strongest wifi network under Windows 7

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I have a Windows 7 laptop, and 2 wifi connections.

Windows 7 allows me to specify a strict preference list of networks in the "Manage Wireless Networks" under the Network and Sharing Center. However, of these 2, I'd always like to just connect to the strongest of the two networks, which varies depending on exactly where I am.

Is there a way I can configure Windows to do this? Using Windows or third-party software. I tried unchecking "Connect to a more preferred network if available" for both networks, but it still seems to default to the higher one on the list.

Best Answer

Not that I am aware, and if it were to work like that, it could be potentially very dangerous.

If I mis understood you, and you mean simply connect to whichever connection is strongest at any given moment from a pre defined list, again, this is not how it works.

Windows should automatically always connect to the strongest signal at the time it is turned on and will not switch until the connection is lost/very weak.

One of the easiest solutions I can think of is to quickly toggle wireless off/on when you want to switch but this is more of a workaround than a good solution.