Windows 10 – How to Access Wireless Network Properties to Configure a New Connection

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At my University, I need to connect to a secure network that requires pre-configuring authentication settings in my computer's network properties.

On Windows 7, you could access these settings via right-click on an available wireless network and choosing "Properties". This doesn't work for me in Windows 10; double-clicking or right-clicking on a network does nothing.

As someone explained here, you can go to the Network & Sharing Center and click a network you're already connected to, then get to the properties. However, I need to access the properties for a network to which I'm not yet connected in order to initially set up the configuration.

In Windows 10, what is the route to access the connection properties dialog for a wireless network that can be seen as available but for which the connection has not yet been configured?

Best Answer

The OP's request has not been addressed, but ignored.

In Windows 10 you can NOT edit an already configured wireless networks settings without being connected to it first. In Windows 7 you can.

In Windows 10 you can create networks manually, which exposes the GUI they want, and you can delete them as well.

But to edit them afterwards you have to at least attempt to connect to them. However if you mess up those settings and put it in a state where it would never connect it cannot be edited and must be deleted.

This is as step backwards from Windows 7.

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