How to forget a Wi-Fi network in Windows 10

When you connect your Windows 10 PC to a Wi-Fi network, your PC saves the password for that network. If you want to forget the network to remove it from your system permanently, you must remove the saved password.

In this guide, you will learn five ways to remove a Wi-Fi network on your computer.

Why forget a wireless network in Windows 10?

There are many reasons why you would want to do this.

You may have a problem with your network and it has been recommended that you forget and rejoin your network.

Related: How to fix a slow or unstable Wi-Fi connection

Or it could be that you are allowing someone to use your computer and do not want it to be connected to your Wi-Fi network. Removing the network will ask them to enter a password and they will remain disconnected if you haven’t given them your Wi-Fi password.

Either way, forgetting about your Wi-Fi network should help you.

Forget a Wi-Fi network in Windows 10 using the system tray

The easiest and fastest way to forget a Wi-Fi network on your Windows 10 PC is to use the system tray. Here’s an icon that allows you to quickly find your network and remove it from your computer.

To use this method, do the following:

1. Click on the Wi-Fi icon in the system tray.
2. Find the network you want to forget in the list.
3. Right-click on the network and select Forget.
4. Your PC will delete the network without any warning.

Make sure you know your forgotten network password, as you will need it the next time you want to connect to it.

Forget a Wi-Fi network in Windows 10 using the settings app

The Settings application allows you to configure various options on your PC, including options for your wireless networks. You can use this application to connect, disconnect and forget about Wi-Fi networks on your computer.

If this is your preferred method, this is how you use the Settings app to delete a saved wireless network on your PC:

1. Open the Startmenu , search for Settings and launch the application.
2. Click Network and Interneton the next screen.
3. Click Wi-Fion the left to see your wireless networks.
4. You will see an option that says Manage known networkson the right. Click on this option.
5. A list of Wi-Fi networks for which you have saved passwords will appear.
6. Find the network you want to forget, click on that network in the list, and select Forget.

Your PC will delete your selected Wi-Fi network immediately; there will be no message.

Once the network is removed, it will no longer appear in the list.

Forget a Wi-Fi network in Windows 10 using the command prompt or PowerShell

If you are someone who prefers a command line interface to a graphical user interface, you can use the command prompt or PowerShell to manage Wi-Fi networks on your computer .

There is a command that allows you to see all the Wi-Fi networks saved on your PC. You can use a parameter with this command to remove any of your networks from the list.

Here’s how to do it using the command prompt:

1. Open the Startmenu , search for Command Prompt, and click Run as administrator .
2. Press Yeson the message.
3. Type the following command in the command prompt window and press Enter. This command displays all the Wi-Fi networks that you have saved on your PC.

netsh wlan show profiles

4. Find the network you want to forget in the list and make a note of the network name.
5. Type the following command, replace WIFINAMEwith your network name and press Enter .

netsh wlan delete profile name=”WIFINAME”

6. The command prompt should say that the selected Wi-Fi network is removed.

If the command prompt fails, make sure you are using the utility with administrator privileges. If you followed the first step correctly, you shouldn’t have a problem.

The same command also works for PowerShell.

Forget all Wi-Fi networks in Windows 10 at once

If you are selling or giving away your Windows 10 PC, you may want to remove all of your Wi-Fi networks from the PC and not just the selected ones. If this is what you want to achieve, there is a command to help you do it.

Either at the command prompt or in PowerShell, you can run a command that forgets all the Wi-Fi networks you’ve joined on your PC with a single keystroke.

This is an ideal method to use if you have multiple networks saved on your PC and you don’t want to delete each one individually. Here’s how you can mass delete your networks:

1. Access the Startmenu , find Command Prompt , right-click on this utility, and select Run as administrator .
2. Click Yesto the message.
3. Enter the following command at the command prompt and hit the Enterkey .

netsh wlan delete profile name=* i=*

4. The command prompt will remove all Wi-Fi networks from your PC. You will see a list of networks that have been removed.

How to connect to a Wi-Fi network after forgetting it

Forgetting a Wi-Fi network is not the same as blocking the network. You can reconnect to any of your forgotten networks at any time, as long as you know the passwords for those networks.

To reconnect to a network, click the Wi-Fi icon in the system tray , find the network you want to connect to in the list, click the Connect button for that network, and enter the Wi-Fi password. -Fi corresponding.

This network will no longer be forgotten as your PC now has your password again.

The easy way to remove Wi-Fi networks in Windows 10

One way to prevent your computer from automatically connecting to a Wi-Fi network is to forget about the network on your PC. The above methods should help you to do that so that your PC does not connect to any network without an explicit command.

If you are removing Wi-Fi networks due to a network issue, some of the wireless troubleshooting tips are worth learning. This way, you may be able to fix the problem without having to forget about it and reconnect to your network.