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    If you stay in an apartment or in an area with other WiFi Routers within the
    range of your computer, you will see many unknown WiFi Networks whenever
    you log into your computer and also when you click on the Network button in
    system tray.

    Although your computer by default will only connect to your own WiFi Network,
    there is always the possibility of kids or someone in your home connecting to
    an unprotected network of your neighbour.

    Depending on your case, you can either block all unknown WiFi Networks on
    your computer, block a single WiFi Network having an inappropriate name or
    block certain WiFi Networks that are open.

    1. Block WiFi Network in Windows 10


    To block WiFi Network on your computer, right-click on the Start button and
    click on Command prompt (Admin) option.

    On the Command Prompt screen, type netsh wlan add lter permission=block


    ssid=”Name of WiFi Network that you want to block”
    networktype=infrastructure and hit the enter key on the keyboard of your
    computer.

    In the above command, make sure that you type the actual WiFi Network
    Name (in SSID eld) that you want to block from appearing on your computer.

    Once the command is executed, you will see “Filter is added on the system
    successfully” and the WiFi Network will be blocked from appearing on your
    computer.

    You can repeat the above command, in case there are a few more WiFi
    Networks that you want to prevent from appearing on your computer.

    Note: The above command blocks WiFi Networks based on “Network Name”. If
    your neighbour happens to rename his/her WiFi network, you will see the new
    name appearing on your computer.

    2. Unblock WiFi Network in Windows 10


    At any time, you can unblock WiFi Networks on your computer by
    running netsh wlan delete lter permission=block ssid=”Name of WiFi Network
    that you want to unblock” networktype=infrastructure

    In above command, make sure that you type the actual WiFi Network Name (in
    SSID Field) that you want to unblock.

    3. Block All Unknown WiFi Networks in Windows 10


    Instead of going through the process of hiding individual WiFi networks, you
    can simply add your WiFi Network to the allow list and block all other unknown
    WiFi Networks.

    This means that only your WiFi Network or approved WiFi Networks will be able
    to run on your computer and all other WiFi Networks will be blocked.

    First whitelist your own WiFi Network by running netsh wlan add lter
    permission=allow ssid=”Name of WIFI Network that you want to whitelist”
    networktype=infrastructure

    In the above command, make sure you type the actual WiFi Network Name (in
    SSID Field) that you want to whitelist.

    You can repeat the above command, in case you have other WiFi Networks that
    you want to add to the Allow list or whitelist.

    After Adding your own WiFi Network to the Safe List, the next step is to block all
    other WiFi Networks on your computer.

    To block all WiFi Networks, type netsh wlan add lter permission=denyall


    networktype=infrastructure and press the enter key.

    At any time you can undo this change and allow other WiFi Networks, by
    running netsh wlan delete lter permission=denyall
    networktype=infrastructure

    Since, this method blocks all unknown WiFi Networks, you won’t be able to
    connect to WiFi hotspots in case you carry your Laptop elsewhere.

    4. View Unblocked and Blocked WiFi Networks in Windows 10


    In case you forget WiFi Network names, you can view all the WiFi Networks by
    running “netsh wlan show lters” command

    Once the command is executed, you will be able to see all the Allowed and
    Blocked WiFi Networks on your computer.

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