How To Delete Wi-Fi Network Profiles in Windows

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10/28/2021

  1. Click the button User-added image in the bottom left corner of the screen.
  2. Type "change Wi-Fi" and select Change Wi-Fi settings from the search result.
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  3. Select Manage known networks.
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  4. Select the Wi-Fi profile you want to delete and select Forget to delete the profile.
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  1. Select the Wi-Fi icon User-added imageon the bottom right corner of the screen.
  2. Select View Connection Settings
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  3. Select Manage known networksUser-added image
    Note You won't see the Manage known networks option if there's currently no Wi-Fi profile configured on the system.

  4. Select the Wi-Fi profile you want to delete then select Forget
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  1. Click the Start button User-added image in the bottom left corner of the screen.
  2. Type "network and" and select Network and Sharing Center from the search result.
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  3. Select Manage wireless networks
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  4. Select the Wi-Fi profile you want to delete then select the Remove button.User-added image
    Note You need to select a profile first in order to see the Remove button.
  5. Select Yes to confirm.
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You may also delete a Wi-Fi network profile using the Windows Command Prompt or Power Shell: Start the Command Prompt as administrator and type the following commands:
Commands What does it do
netsh wlan show profiles Shows a list of Wi-Fi profiles configured on the system.
netsh wlan delete profile name="profile name" Deletes the specified Wi-Fi profile
netsh wlan delete profile name=* Deletes ALL Wi-Fi profiles configured on the system.

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