Windows 10: Why does Microsoft Windows expose my personal and private wi-fi network password, share my...

Hello All:I believe that you will find as I did that the following information is NOT in line with the usual Microsoft Windows LIP-SERVICE - Oh, but all privacy and security choices are totally in your hands and in your control.When I log on to my internet provider's app for the purposes of setting or resetting my wi-fi router/modem security options as well as setting or resetting my wi-fi Network Name and my personal and private wi-fi Network Password, I am under the impression that my wi-fi network name and wi-fi network password are secured for me and for me only, not for Microsoft Window

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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?

 

Unable to share files between 2 PCs over a Wi-Fi network

Hi Davide,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I appreciate the efforts taken by you in resolving the issue. I understand that you are unable to share files between two PCs on Wi-Fi network. I’ll certainly assist you with the issue.



Ideally, if you are sharing files over Wi-Fi, we need to set the Wi-Fi network as Private. When you set a network as Private, your PC is discoverable to other devices on the network, and you can use your PC for file and printer sharing.



To change the Wi-Fi network to Private, refer the steps mentioned in the article

Make a Wi-Fi network public or private in Windows 10.



For additional information, see
File sharing over a network in Windows 10.



Let us know how it goes.



Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

Can't split networks between Public and Private


New Win10 Pro install from scratch on a laptop with both a wi-fi and wired ethernet connections.

The wi-fi connects to a router on 192.168.253.x, and that router connects to the Internet. The IP is delivered by the DHCP server based on the MAC address.

The wired ethernet connects to a hub, with a total of four computers. The IPs for each are specified in the NIC configuration on the 192.168.252.x network.

Windows 10 calls the wired ethernet "Unidentified network" and sets it to Public along with the wi-fi network. There is no listing for the wired ethernet network in the registry under the ..\NetworkList\Profiles entries, so I can't flip the Category setting there. There is only one entry, and it's the wi-fi network.

I turned the wi-fi adapter off and then shared a folder. This made the wired ethernet network Private, but when I turned the wi-fi back on, they both showed up as Public.

With the wired ethernet network set to Public, I can't easily connect to shares or use RD from my main system into this one without turning off Windows Firewall. But since the WF setting is based on the Private and Public setting, right now it's an all or nothing thing.

I need to find a way to leave my wi-fi connection set to Public, but get my wired ethernet set to Private.

Any suggestions?

TIA.