How to turn on / off automatically wireless network connection in Windows 10

When you connect to a new wireless network, Windows creates a profile for that wireless network. The wireless network profile (WiFi) contains the SSID (network name), password and security information to be able to connect to the wireless network.

This guide will show you various ways to enable or disable the automatic connection to wireless networks in Windows 10.

Turn on automatically connect to wireless networks

While connecting to the wireless network, check the Connect automatically box .

How to turn on / off automatically wireless network connection in Windows 10 Picture 1 Select Connect automatically

Turn off automatically connect to the wireless network by disconnecting

Please disconnect the wireless network. You will need to manually connect to this wireless network when you want to reconnect to that network.

How to turn on / off automatically wireless network connection in Windows 10 Picture 2 Turn off automatically connect to the wireless network by disconnecting

Turn on / off automatic connection to the wireless network in Settings

1. Open Settings and click on the Network & Internet icon .

2. Click on Wi-Fi on the left and click on the connected wireless network (eg "Brink-Router2") on the right.

How to turn on / off automatically wireless network connection in Windows 10 Picture 3 Click on Wi-Fi on the left and tap on the connected wireless network

3. Turn on or off the Connect automatically when in range option, depending on what you want for this wireless network.

How to turn on / off automatically wireless network connection in Windows 10 Picture 4 Turn on or off the Connect automatically when in range option

4. You can now close Settings if desired.

Turn on / off automatic connection to the wireless network in Network Connections

1. Press the Win+ keys Rto open Run , type ncpa.cpl in Run and click OK to open Network Connections.

2. Click on the wireless network (for example, "Brink-Router2").

3. Click the Wireless Properties button .

How to turn on / off automatically wireless network connection in Windows 10 Picture 5 Click the Wireless Properties button

4. Select (to enable) or deselect (to disable) Connect automatically when this network is in range , depending on what you want and click OK.

5. Click Close.

6. You can now close Network Connections if you like.

Turn on / off automatic connection to the wireless network in Command Prompt

1. Open Command Prompt.

2. Copy and paste the command netsh wlan show profilesinto the Command Prompt, press Enterand make note of the name of the wireless network profile (eg "Brink-Router2") that you want to enable or disable the connection automatically.

3. Enter the command below into the Command Prompt, press Enterand see Connection mode of this wireless network is now set to Connect automatically or Connect manually.

netsh wlan show profile "name"

Note: Replace the name in the above command with the actual name of the wireless network profile from step 2.

For example:

netsh wlan show profile "Brink-Router2"

How to turn on / off automatically wireless network connection in Windows 10 Picture 6 See if Connection mode is set to Connect automatically or Connect manually

4. Enter the command you want to use below into the Command Prompt and press Enter.

1. To turn on automatic connectivity to wireless networks:

netsh wlan set profileparameter name="name" connectionmode=auto

1. To turn off automatic connection to wireless networks:

netsh wlan set profileparameter name="name" connectionmode=manual

Replace the name in the above commands with the actual name of the wireless network profile from step 2.

For example:

netsh wlan set profileparameter name="Brink-Router2" connectionmode=auto

netsh wlan set profileparameter name="Brink-Router2" connectionmode=manual

How to turn on / off automatically wireless network connection in Windows 10 Picture 7 Enter the command to turn on / off the wireless connection automatically

5. You can now close the Command Prompt if you like.