Nowadays, almost all users of computers USE WiFi networks to connect to internet. Also, most devices with support for Wi-Fi connectivity also have the option of automatic connection on a Wi-Fi network when the device is in its expansion area. If you are used to connecting quite often to WiFi networks in different locations (airports, cafes or other Hot Spots public), most likely you have saved quite a large number of WiFi network profiles on the device/computer used. While some locations with WiFi networks are visited a bit more often, there are most likely profiles that have only been used once. Additionally, even frequently used profiles can sometimes create connectivity issues, and to resolve these issues, users must delete complete information saved about the respective profiles (something that does not happen if we use the option Forget Network).
How can we delete a WiFi network profile in Windows 8.1?
If you are a user Windows 8.1 and you want to clean in saved WiFi profiles on your computer, you can delete them by following the instructions below:
- Open one Command Prompt with privileges of administrator If you taste command netsh wlan show profiles to display a list of all WiFi networks to which the last computer was connected system reinstallation and their profiles
- identified profilele pe care doriti sa le stergeti, apoi tastati urmatoarea comanda pentru fiecare dintre acestea:
- netsh wlan delete profile name=”profile“ (where profile dintre ghilimele se inlocuieste cu numele profilului respectiv, de de exemplu dlink 15)
- Then open Registry Editor pentru a indeparta complet urmele profilului respectiv din sistem
- Navigati Catre HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Profiles
- under the key Profiles veti descoperi mai multe subkey-uri, fiecare dintre acestea reprezentand un profil de retea (WiFi or Ethernet)
- selectati fiecare subkey in parte, si verificati numele profilului in panoul din dreapta (acesta este afisat in valoarea intrarii String ProfileName)
- cand identificati profilul pe care l-ati sters, dati click-dreapta pe key-ul corespunzator si selectati Delete from the displayed menu
Thus, you will completely delete a network profile registered in the system. Success!
STEALTH SETTINGS – How to completely delete a WiFi Network Profile in Windows 8.1
