Windows 10: I recently changed my password on my Wi-Fi router now some phones won't connect

Cable router

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Trouble Changing Wi-Fi Password


I've been following the following steps to change my Wi-Fi password for some time:

1. Launch Control Panel.
2. Click "Network and Internet."
3. Click "Network and Sharing Center."
4. Click "Wi-Fi...."
5. Click "Wireless Properties."
6. Click the Security tab.
7. Check "Show characters."
8. Enter the password in "Network security key."

Those steps have been working just fine, but today I discovered a new wrinkle. If I change the password inside the router first, "Wi-Fi..." doesn't appear in step 4. This isn't much of a problem at home, because I can just change the password in Control Panel before I change it inside the router, but it would be a problem at a public hotspot, or something of that nature. I also tested Brink's instructions in "How to Connect To a Wireless Network in Windows 10," but they don't work for me either. How can I fix this?

 

Phone won't connect if I change wifi password

You go to your phone (Nokia Lumia 520) Wi-Fi network set up. Then go to Modify network config. Delete your password then again type the password and search Wi-Fi connection. I hope it will be connected.

 

Phone won't connect if I change wifi password

Try deleting the network, inputing the SSID, and password manually instead of uisng WPS.

Also, double check the password for correctness. Touchscreens are...touchy. Remember, WPA passwords are case-sensitive.


It is sounding like you happened upon a bug in Windows Phone. Make sure you're running the latest version of the OS?

Passwords are tied to SSID. If you change the SSID name in the router, most likely the new password would work but you'd have to update the SSID/password in all other devices. Not an ideal solution but one that should work.


I assume you did this but follow the instructions after How to Forget Wireless Networks After You Have Connected to Them.

I would try unplugging the router, following the directions above to delete the network, power off the phone (hold all of the buttons for 5 seconds), plug router back in, turn phone back on, verify it is still gone, then try adding the network.