Disable automatic connection to a particular Wi-Fi network in Windows 11

There is an option in the Windows operating system that will remember your Wi-Fi connectivity password and connect to that Wi-Fi network as long as it is in range automatically. This is very useful when the wi-fi network is yours or you don’t mind connecting it every time. But imagine you are using someone else’s Wi-Fi for once or at the public coffee shop, then you may not want to automatically connect to that Wi-Fi network next time. So there is no point in remembering your password on your system. So, in this post, we will guide you on how to disable Wi-Fi network connection automatically on your Windows 11 system.

How to disable connection to a Wi-Fi network automatically in Windows 11 via Action Center

Step 1: Press Windows + A keys together on your keyboard to open Action Center.

Step 2: Then, click the right arrow button on the Wi-Fi icon present in the Action Center as shown below.

Step 3: Select the Wi-Fi network you want to disable to connect automatically.

Step 4: make sure to uncheck the Connect automatically check box, and then click Connect to continue.

NOTE: – This ensures that the connection to this Wi-Fi is made only once and that the system does not remember the password.

That is all.

How to disable connection to a Wi-Fi network automatically in Windows 11 using the Settings app

Step 1: Press Windows + I keys together on your keyboard to open Settings app.

Step 2: click Red and Internet option in the left panel of the Settings app.

Step 3: select Wifi on the right side of the window as shown in the following screenshot.

Step 4: click Manage known networks options on the Wi-Fi page as shown below.

Step 5: Select the Wi-Fi network that you do not want your system to connect to automatically.

Step 6: Make sure the checkbox Automatically connect when in range is cleared. If it is checked, uncheck it.

Step 7: close the Settings app.

This will not allow the system to connect to this Wi-Fi network automatically from now on. You can do the same for all Wi-Fi networks on your system that you don’t want to automatically connect to.

That’s it guys.

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