Windows 10: Wi-Fi keeps persistently turning itself on, can't be disabled

Hello,


I have a problem quite the contrary of what people often have.


Several days ago I contracted a BV:Miner-T [Trj] virus on my laptop (Asus A456Ur, if needed), which was successfully purged out of the system. However, since the time of infection I've lost control of my Wi-Fi. It can't be switched off manually (after switched off it switches itself on almost immediately). Even under Airplane/Flight Mode the Wi-Fi would toggle itself immediately on. The only successful way to disable the Wi-Fi is to disable the entire wireless driver, but it's stupid to continuously do that whenever I just want to temporarily turn the Wi-Fi off.


My wireless device driver is Qualcomm Atheros AR956x. I've thought of uninstalling then reinstalling the driver, but when I checked on the laptop's manufacturer website, it doesn't list that under the available drivers and I'm wary about downloading the driver from unknown sources.


What can I do about this problem? Is it possible that maybe it's connected to a still active virus infection? Within hours after the infection Avast had managed to block all incoming infections and on deep boot-up scan, and repeated Malwarebytes scans revealed no malware, but somehow I'm still questioning about it.

:)

 

USB Wi-Fi Adapter Disabling

Is it on Windows 8's compatibility list (check MS website- forgot link)?

I had an issue with one Wi-fi adapter and it wasn't listed as compatible- All was well when I swapped it out with one on the compatibility list

 

Cannot turn on wi fi

I just reset a Dell laptop for the 3rd time. For some reason I cannot connect to my wi fi network. When I go into Settings and Wi Fi, the option is to manually turn on the wi fi and the "On" slider to turn on the wi fi will not stay "On"....it just keeps
sliding back to "Off". I have run numerous diagnostics and it will not even recognize my network. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am frustrated beyond belief...saw the same issue on this Forum and followed the suggestions and still cannot manually
connect to the wi fi netowrk.

Thank you so much in advance.

 

Disable auto-connect to unkown Wi-Fi networks

Hi Daniel,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

We understand that you would like to disable auto-connect to Wi-Fi with unknown networks. We will certainly help you with this.

Method 1: Turn off auto connect to Wi-Fi hotspots.

1. Press Start button and Type “Network” in the search box.

2. Open Network & Internet setting window and select Wi-Fi on the left side.

3. Click on Manage Wi-Fi settings on the right panel.

4. Turn off Connect to Wi-Fi hotspots option.

Method 2: How to forget a Wi-Fi Network.
1. Press Start button and Type “Network” in the search box.

2. Open Network & Internet setting window and select Wi-Fi on the left side.

3. Click on Manage Wi-Fi settings on the right panel and scroll down to see a list of known networks.

4. Tap the network you want to forget and click on Forget
button.

Windows by default automatically connects to the previously connected/known Wi-Fi network. Listed below are steps to disable the automatic connection to known Wi-Fi network.

1. Right click on Wi-Fi icon and select Open Network and Sharing Center
menu option.

2. In the Network and Sharing Center window, click the Wi-Fi connection
link.

3. This should display the Wi-Fi Status windows.

4. Now click the Wireless Properties button in W-Fi Status.

5. Unmark the check box with label as Connect automatically when this network in range
option available under the Wireless Network Properties window. Click
Ok button to confirm and the save the changes.

If you are using Intel PROSet Wireless Tools, Then I would suggest you to try the steps from the following link suggested by DennisBarnett.

Cannot turn off 'automatically connect' option on WIFI connections

(Applies to Windows 10 also)

Hope this information is helpful. Please do let us know if you need further assistance, we’ll be glad to assist you.



Thank you.