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Disable Wifi Sense

Overview

  • ID/URL: disable-wifi-sense
  • Description: Disables Wifi Sense to prevent sharing of Wi-Fi networks with contacts

Details

  • Disables Wi-Fi Sense features by setting related policy values to 0, preventing automatic connection to open hotspots and blocking location-based Wi-Fi hotspot reporting to enhance privacy and reduce unwanted background activity

Apply

  Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\WiFi\AllowWiFiHotSpotReporting" -Name "Value" -Type DWord -Value 0
  Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\WiFi\AllowAutoConnectToWiFiSenseHotspots" -Name "Value" -Type DWord -Value 0

Unapply

Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\WiFi\AllowWiFiHotSpotReporting" -Name "Value" -Type DWord -Value 1
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\WiFi\AllowAutoConnectToWiFiSenseHotspots" -Name "Value" -Type DWord -Value 1