Windows 10: My computer is broacasting a wifi network that i didnt set up.

The network name is like this Direct-[random two letter combo][Pc name]-[random six letter combo]. eg "DIRECT-gIBOBsPC-jItDkS"

I can't seem to connect to it with other devices, and it doesn't show up in my wifi on my computer (only on other devices). What is this, and how can I stop it. Am I being hacked?

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Laptop connects to wifi-sense TWC Wifi network, despite my settings

Can't you just go into the wifi settings and tell it to "forget" these wanted networks?

 

Laptop connects to wifi-sense TWC Wifi network, despite my settings


I have Windows 10 Home, fully updated.

My next-door neighbor rents his cable modem from Time Warner, so there's an open network called TWC Wifi (and also a Cable Wifi). I have never manually connected to this network, and it doesn't show up in my list of "Known networks"--the only 2 networks listed there are my own network and my mother-in-law's. I've turned off Wifi-sense. Yet, virtually every single time I wake my laptop from sleep, I go to load a website and get the login for Time Warner and then notice that my computer is connected to TWC Wifi or Cable Wifi. Again, these are NOT known networks, wifi-sense is turned off... why does my computer still prefer these open networks over my own home network (the router is less than 10 feet away)?

I'm at my wit's end. Is this a bug? Is there any way to set my computer to avoid these SSIDs?

 

At my wits end with WiFi

because you didnt go through the exact same steps.