Windows 10: Connecting to Wi-Fi during safe mode.

Attbadge · Feb 9, 2020

I know this question has been asked before but I have a little bit of an issue with the workarounds.

You see, I need to connect to the internet during safe mode to troubleshoot DirectX. However, I only have wi-fi The modem is way too far away from my computer, and my computer did not have a wi-fi card, so I use a USB antenna.

Thus, the workarounds that allow one to typically connect to wi-fi during safe mode, don't work for me, because Safe mode does not allow the USB Antenna to activate to begin with.

Any help would be much appreciated.

:)

allant51 · Feb 9, 2020

wi fi connection

After windows 1903 update I don't have any wi fi connection or icon showing and have tried many suggestions on how to get it, but none have worked.

Can you provide a step by step instruction on how to get wi fi icon and network.

johnny234 · Feb 9, 2020

Windows 10 stop automatically connecting to random new wi-fi networks

Hi,

I have searched a lot, but all the tutorials I found only explained how to not connect automatically to a known wi-fi network or how to disable wi-fi sense... but this is not what I am looking for...

PROBLEM:

When my laptop (Windows 10 Pro X64) is not connected to a network and the wireless adapter is on, it will automatically connect to any random new unsecured wi-fi network... The only way I have now to avoid this is to disable my wi-fi adapter.

UNUSEFUL TUTORIALS I FOUND ON THE INTERNET:

How to manually uncheck the option for a particular wi-fi network not to connect automatically in Network Properties. This is not what I am looking for. This would suggest that everytime I power my computer. I would have to manually go through all the available wi-fi networks and unclick them all...

How to disable Wi-Fi Sense. This is not useful, because I don't even have a Wi-Fi sense option in my computer where the tutorials say it should be.

EXPECTED BEHAVIOR:

I am looking for an option to tell my computer to stop connecting randomly to unknown wi-fi networks like an hyperactive, reckless idiot.

PERSONAL COMMENT:

Honestly, why would any respectable company think that it could be somewhat wise or secure to do this... Anyone's computer could just randomly connect to any hacker's wi-fi network without the user even knowing it...

Any solutions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Brink · Feb 9, 2020

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