Windows 10: My Windows 11 laptop doesn't see my WiFi SSID and only shows Hidden Network. All other...

My Windows 11 laptop doesn't see my WiFi SSID and only shows Hidden Network. It won't connect to it regardless of how I try to connect. I can access other wireless routers and my phones hotspot. All other devices iOS, Android, and even other Windows devices see and can connect to my router. This same laptop can see my neighbors access points SSID's but not mine. I've tried ensuring all drivers are updated, reinstalling my network drivers and doing a network reset. I've even done the same with the access point. Does anyone have any suggestions for what I can try next?

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Windows 10 not remembering password on hidden SSID (and not automatically connecting). Also previously used (saved) hidden networks do not show the SSID in the wifi list (just says hidden network).

After every restart or shutdown, Windows 10 is not remembering the password (or SSID name) for hidden SSID and will not automatically connect to saved networks if hidden. If SSID is NOT hidden, it connects without any issues. I have to manually enter
the password every time. Also once you save and logon to a hidden network, the name of the hidden SSID does not populate in the available networks (it just shows as "Hidden Network"). I have it set to automatically connect to saved networks and have the
latest wifi card driver's, latest router firmware, and windows is fully up-to-date.

In previous Windows (Vista and 8), the laptop would connect automatically to saved hidden SSID's and the name would show in the available networks after it was saved. Are these known issues in windows 10? Is there a fix coming soon (please)?

 

Windows 10 not remembering password on hidden SSID (and not automatically connecting). Also previously used (saved) hidden networks do not show the SSID in the wifi list (just says hidden network).

I don't have problems connecting to the hidden SSID network. Windows is not remembering the password (and will not automatically connect to saved networks) if the SSID is hidden. I must manually enter the password every time I restart or shutdown. The
option to automatically connect is selected. Also the network list will not show the name of the previously-known and saved hidden SSID (it just states "Hidden Network").

 

Blackberry Q10 wifi Hotspot Hidden


I just recently upgraded my laptop to Windows 10 (clean install) to see what it has to offer, and so far everything works fine. Except last evening during a class I teach I needed a wifi connection so I enabled the Hotspot feature my BB Q10. But its broadcast SSID was not showing as an available wifi network. There was a strong Hidden Network appearing on the list, but I did not want to try it as I was in a public environment. A student in the class enabled their iPhone's hotspot which I could see and used that instead. The same student (and others) could see my Blackberry SSID on their phones.

When I got home I checked with my wife's iPad and she could see the BB Hotspot SSID and successfully logged into it. She then enabled the Hotspot feature on her iPhone and its SSID was displayed on my Lenovo laptop's available networks.

I then manually typed in the SSID name into the strong Hidden Network displayed on the available networks list and I could then connect to it without problems. I also used a network sniffing tool on he same laptop (inSSIDer 4) and it displays the Q10 SSID being broadcast and is not a hidden network. But it just will NOT display its identity on the laptop's wifi list of "available networks".

- The Q10 is broadcasting its SSID as other devices see it
- The laptop sees the SSID using the inSSIDer utility and it does not appear to be hidden
- I can see and access other phone's hotspot SSID's with the same laptop
- My list of available networks shows the BB SSID as as Hidden Network (without a name)
- Everything worked fine with Windows 8.1 on the same laptop.

Any ideas on how to fix this?

Thanks *Smile