One of my neighbors has an unsecure wifi network called WLAN. At one point in the past, I accidentally connected to it, and disconnected immediately when I noticed. Now, when I open my laptop at home, it sometimes connects to the WLAN network first, before trying my (secured) home wifi network.
The information I've found regarding this issue seems to suggest this network should have a profile on the "Manage wireless networks" screen – but it does not.
How do I tell Windows 7 to never connect to networks with SSIDs called WLAN? Or to never connect to unsecured networks without confirming with me first?
Best Answer
From this Microsoft MVP:
I just had it again: after a reboot, Windows 7 automatically connected to a public open (but non-working) network I have never connected to, and I didn't have any option (in the UI) to prevent that. The command above (with the network name in double quotes instead of
WLAN
) completely removed the network from Windows' radar!