Hello friends, Microsoft after flop performance of Windows 8 & 8.1 launched windows 10 with huge hope and modifications. It included a large number of new accessibility features to prove it's new release a great hit and it occurred too. Windows became the fastest spreading OS due to it's strong processing techniques and cool features introduced. And a new feature introduced, named Wi-Fi Sense will share your Wi-Fi password automatically with your contacts (Outlook, Skype and Facebook).
And then your friends and family do not have to manually enter a password to use your wireless network or the wireless network you are using. The drawback of just turning off Wi-Fi Sense on your computer is that other Windows 10 users who do have access to your network, might have WiFi Sense tuned on, thus sharing your Wi-Fi with their contacts. To avoid this resharing you need to add ‘_optout’ to the name of your network. You can choose to add it anywhere, before or after your network name. You can easily change the network name in the router settings. During installation If you chose the Express settings of Windows 10, the Wi-Fi Sense feature is turned on by default. Assuming you do not want to share your wireless network with every Outlook, Skype and Facebook contacts, it is suggested to turn off Wi-Fi Sense and avoid potential (future) security and privacy issues. So follow the steps below to disable Wi-Fi sense on your windows 10 PC.
Step 2:- Now under Network and internet section click on Wi-Fi followed by Manage Wi-Fi settings.
Step 3:-Now uncheck the options to share your networks with Outlook, Skype, and Facebook contacts.
Note:- In the same Wi-Fi settings menu you can also turn off the ability to automatically connect to open hotspots and to
connect to networks shared by your contacts.
So it's about how to maintain your privacy on windows 10. I hope this helped you and now you should share it with your friends too.
And then your friends and family do not have to manually enter a password to use your wireless network or the wireless network you are using. The drawback of just turning off Wi-Fi Sense on your computer is that other Windows 10 users who do have access to your network, might have WiFi Sense tuned on, thus sharing your Wi-Fi with their contacts. To avoid this resharing you need to add ‘_optout’ to the name of your network. You can choose to add it anywhere, before or after your network name. You can easily change the network name in the router settings. During installation If you chose the Express settings of Windows 10, the Wi-Fi Sense feature is turned on by default. Assuming you do not want to share your wireless network with every Outlook, Skype and Facebook contacts, it is suggested to turn off Wi-Fi Sense and avoid potential (future) security and privacy issues. So follow the steps below to disable Wi-Fi sense on your windows 10 PC.
Steps To Disable Wi-Fi Sense on Windows 10
Step 1:- To turn off Wi-Fi Sense, first you should open up the Settings menu and go to Network & Internet.Step 2:- Now under Network and internet section click on Wi-Fi followed by Manage Wi-Fi settings.
Step 3:-Now uncheck the options to share your networks with Outlook, Skype, and Facebook contacts.
Note:- In the same Wi-Fi settings menu you can also turn off the ability to automatically connect to open hotspots and to
connect to networks shared by your contacts.
So it's about how to maintain your privacy on windows 10. I hope this helped you and now you should share it with your friends too.
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