Removing unwanted internet locations

[bapak]

Using Win 7 Ultimate

At my location. I have at least 7 internet location show up in Network and Sharing Center.... so almost on a daily basis I remove the sites that I do not want and will never require. The site suggests that these locations will be permanently removed. However, next time I boot up, there they all are again.

Can they be permanently removed?

[Chicog]

Are you sure they are internet locations and not locations on your own network?

Examples?

[RichCor]

Windows 7 will always show a list of WiFi Wireless Access Points with active beacons (SSID)

It can also show the list of recent WiFi Wireless Access Points (SSID) that you have connected to in the past. It is this list that you are removing.

Most people choose to select "Connect automatically when this network is in range" and never look at the list of competing SSIDs of neighbors that can clutter the list.

[KittenKong]

"At my location. I have at least 7 internet location show up in Network and Sharing Center.... so almost on a daily basis I remove the sites that I do not want and will never require. The site suggests that these locations will be permanently removed. However, next time I boot up, there they all are again."

I suspect that you are on a shared wifi network (condo, hotel) and are just seeing other PCs which are connected to the same network.

If so, open the Network and Sharing Centre, click on "Change Advanced Network Settings" and turn off Network Discovery. Save the changes and reboot.

When joining a shared wifi network you should always set the network type to "Public" which also has the effect of turning off Network Discovery (unless someone has changed the default settings). You can change the current network type from the Network and Sharing Centre.

[bapak]

Are you sure they are internet locations and not locations on your own network?

Examples?

I was wrong to say internet locations....... should be WiFi Wireless Access Points

[bapak]

"At my location. I have at least 7 internet location show up in Network and Sharing Center.... so almost on a daily basis I remove the sites that I do not want and will never require. The site suggests that these locations will be permanently removed. However, next time I boot up, there they all are again."

I suspect that you are on a shared wifi network (condo, hotel) and are just seeing other PCs which are connected to the same network.

If so, open the Network and Sharing Centre, click on "Change Advanced Network Settings" and turn off Network Discovery. Save the changes and reboot.

When joining a shared wifi network you should always set the network type to "Public" which also has the effect of turning off Network Discovery (unless someone has changed the default settings). You can change the current network type from the Network and Sharing Centre.

No. Not on a shared wifo network.

[Chicog]

Are you sure they are internet locations and not locations on your own network?

Examples?

I was wrong to say internet locations....... should be WiFi Wireless Access Points

Well the only way you aren't going to see those is if you don't scan for them.

To disable automatic scanning for Wireless networks, we need to stop WLAN autoconfig service.

a. Click the "Start" button.

b. Type "services.msc" in the field that appears. Press "Enter" key on your keyboard.

c. Find "WLAN autoconfig" and right-click on it. Choose "Stop" or "Pause" in the list of options that appears.

[KittenKong]

Makes it easier when the right name is used.

Edited May 7, 2014 by KittenKong

[MJCM]

@Chicog

Question. By disabling that service, doesn't that affect the automatic connection to for example your home wireless network ?

So (if disabled) do you have to manually connect to your wireless network each time you start your PC instead of automatic ?

Thanks

Ps: Can't test this at the moment

Edit: // Added the word Wireless

Edited May 7, 2014 by MJCM

[Chicog]

That's a good question. And one that a simple test will answer.

[NeverSure]

Who cares if you see your neighbors networks? I rarely go in there anyway.

Be careful on your portable devices. I'm traveling right now with my laptop and I need to find the hotel's wifi and log in with the password they give me.

[Pib]

Just ignore the ones that are not yours...you probably can't connect to them anyway since most will be password protected. And assuming you just have one Wifi router and you are setup to automatically connect to it, why worry about the other nearby Wifi signals. Sometimes at night I can see a half dozen other Wifi connections from my neighbors if I look at Wifi connections....during the day I can only see one or two of the neighbors Wifi signals. I guess during the day when many people are at work/school some of my neighbors just completely turnoff their Wifi routers...when they come home in the evening/night they turn them on.

For me I have two Wifi routers...one for upstairs use and one for downstairs use. I could get by with one which I did for a long time, but I finally just improved the signal through every corner of my two story house by going the two Wifi routers/access points route.

Edited May 9, 2014 by Pib