Windows 10: Windows11 Wi-Fi Direct automatically up.

I have done some tests about using Wi-Fi Direct by write some code using Windows SDK. While after several tests done, I found that the Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter would always up automatically. Due to this, I cannot run my demo app to broadcast Wi-Fi Direct network. Is there any way to solve this issue?

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Wi-Fi Direct

WI-FI Direct is a virtual network adapter, you can't find it in the Windows Settings panel but in Device Manager. Wi-FI Direct is automatically activated when you use an App that requires WI-FI Direct, you don't have to do anything.
What is your purpose? What are you going to do?

 

Windows 10 stop automatically connecting to random new wi-fi networks

Hi,

I have searched a lot, but all the tutorials I found only explained how to not connect automatically to a known wi-fi network or how to disable wi-fi sense... but this is not what I am looking for...

PROBLEM:

• When my laptop (Windows 10 Pro X64) is not connected to a network and the wireless adapter is on, it will automatically connect to any random new unsecured wi-fi network... The only way I have now to avoid this is to disable my wi-fi adapter.

UNUSEFUL TUTORIALS I FOUND ON THE INTERNET:

• How to manually uncheck the option for a particular wi-fi network not to connect automatically in Network Properties. This is not what I am looking for. This would suggest that everytime I power my computer. I would have to manually go through all the available wi-fi networks and unclick them all...
• How to disable Wi-Fi Sense. This is not useful, because I don't even have a Wi-Fi sense option in my computer where the tutorials say it should be.

EXPECTED BEHAVIOR:

• I am looking for an option to tell my computer to stop connecting randomly to unknown wi-fi networks like an hyperactive, reckless idiot.

PERSONAL COMMENT:

• Honestly, why would any respectable company think that it could be somewhat wise or secure to do this... Anyone's computer could just randomly connect to any hacker's wi-fi network without the user even knowing it...

Any solutions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

 

Wi-Fi Direct

Hi MukulDas,

in fact the WI-FI Direct is there:

When I look at the Device Manager, I see two Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapters,

1) Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter #3

2) Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter #4