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I have had my laptop for some time now and have collected a lot of now
unneeded, wireless connection points that I have used in the past. Is there a way to go into Windows 8.1 and remove those connection points that are obsolete? I assume each point is not much more than a Name, ID Number, and the security password, but would like to clean out these old points. |
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On 2/24/2015 8:17 PM, Keith Nuttle wrote:
I have had my laptop for some time now and have collected a lot of now unneeded, wireless connection points that I have used in the past. Is there a way to go into Windows 8.1 and remove those connection points that are obsolete? I assume each point is not much more than a Name, ID Number, and the security password, but would like to clean out these old points. Where are you even seeing those at? I installed a 3rd party program so I could save connections. |
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On 2/24/2015 9:24 PM, Ron wrote:
On 2/24/2015 8:17 PM, Keith Nuttle wrote: I have had my laptop for some time now and have collected a lot of now unneeded, wireless connection points that I have used in the past. Is there a way to go into Windows 8.1 and remove those connection points that are obsolete? I assume each point is not much more than a Name, ID Number, and the security password, but would like to clean out these old points. Where are you even seeing those at? I installed a 3rd party program so I could save connections. - That is the point I do not see them in Window. I also know that Windows seems to save this information, as once I enter the information, I can return some time later and not have to enter the security information. I have the security information in my computer for my two daughters systems and for my brothers, so when ever I go to their houses, I can access their networks, receive/send email, and browse the web. Over the years, I have accessed other secure LAN's which I know I will never need again, I would like to clean the system. |
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On 2/25/2015 10:17 AM, Keith Nuttle wrote:
I have had my laptop for some time now and have collected a lot of now unneeded, wireless connection points that I have used in the past. Is there a way to go into Windows 8.1 and remove those connection points that are obsolete? I assume each point is not much more than a Name, ID Number, and the security password, but would like to clean out these old points. Go to PC Settings -- Network -- Connections. You should see "manage known connections". Click on that & you can choose connections to forget. |
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On 2/24/2015 9:53 PM, BobbyM wrote:
On 2/25/2015 10:17 AM, Keith Nuttle wrote: I have had my laptop for some time now and have collected a lot of now unneeded, wireless connection points that I have used in the past. Is there a way to go into Windows 8.1 and remove those connection points that are obsolete? I assume each point is not much more than a Name, ID Number, and the security password, but would like to clean out these old points. Go to PC Settings -- Network -- Connections. You should see "manage known connections". Click on that & you can choose connections to forget. When I do as you said I get the networks that are within range of my router. What I was looking for, was where to remove those networks that are no longer available. ie. I visited my brother in Florida. He is renting for three months, and he allowed me to connect into his network with security passwords. Since that visit was last week and the probability is that he will never rent that house again, I would like to remove that network from my computer |
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On 2/25/2015 8:25 AM, Keith Nuttle wrote:
On 2/24/2015 9:53 PM, BobbyM wrote: On 2/25/2015 10:17 AM, Keith Nuttle wrote: I have had my laptop for some time now and have collected a lot of now unneeded, wireless connection points that I have used in the past. Is there a way to go into Windows 8.1 and remove those connection points that are obsolete? I assume each point is not much more than a Name, ID Number, and the security password, but would like to clean out these old points. Go to PC Settings -- Network -- Connections. You should see "manage known connections". Click on that & you can choose connections to forget. When I do as you said I get the networks that are within range of my router. What I was looking for, was where to remove those networks that are no longer available. ie. I visited my brother in Florida. He is renting for three months, and he allowed me to connect into his network with security passwords. Since that visit was last week and the probability is that he will never rent that house again, I would like to remove that network from my computer Based on what has been posted to my questions I was able to search for the information to list all of the networks connections that were on my computer. I found in on the Microsoft site. I was able to delete most of the save connections since I will never be using them again. Thank you for the assistance. It would be nice if this process which has to be done from the DOS Run window "CMD in Run" could be brought into the 21st century. |
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On 2/25/2015 11:00 PM, Keith Nuttle wrote:
On 2/25/2015 8:25 AM, Keith Nuttle wrote: On 2/24/2015 9:53 PM, BobbyM wrote: On 2/25/2015 10:17 AM, Keith Nuttle wrote: I have had my laptop for some time now and have collected a lot of now unneeded, wireless connection points that I have used in the past. Is there a way to go into Windows 8.1 and remove those connection points that are obsolete? I assume each point is not much more than a Name, ID Number, and the security password, but would like to clean out these old points. Go to PC Settings -- Network -- Connections. You should see "manage known connections". Click on that & you can choose connections to forget. When I do as you said I get the networks that are within range of my router. What I was looking for, was where to remove those networks that are no longer available. ie. I visited my brother in Florida. He is renting for three months, and he allowed me to connect into his network with security passwords. Since that visit was last week and the probability is that he will never rent that house again, I would like to remove that network from my computer Based on what has been posted to my questions I was able to search for the information to list all of the networks connections that were on my computer. I found in on the Microsoft site. I was able to delete most of the save connections since I will never be using them again. Thank you for the assistance. It would be nice if this process which has to be done from the DOS Run window "CMD in Run" could be brought into the 21st century. It's one of those things that don't bother most people. Since they're only visible when within range, they don't bother most people. And when (if ever) they do show up again, if you don't want to see them again, you can then remove them. How much space do you think you saved by removing them? |
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On Thu, 26 Feb 2015 07:36:37 +0900, BobbyM wrote:
On 2/25/2015 11:00 PM, Keith Nuttle wrote: On 2/25/2015 8:25 AM, Keith Nuttle wrote: On 2/24/2015 9:53 PM, BobbyM wrote: On 2/25/2015 10:17 AM, Keith Nuttle wrote: I have had my laptop for some time now and have collected a lot of now unneeded, wireless connection points that I have used in the past. Is there a way to go into Windows 8.1 and remove those connection points that are obsolete? I assume each point is not much more than a Name, ID Number, and the security password, but would like to clean out these old points. Go to PC Settings -- Network -- Connections. You should see "manage known connections". Click on that & you can choose connections to forget. When I do as you said I get the networks that are within range of my router. What I was looking for, was where to remove those networks that are no longer available. ie. I visited my brother in Florida. He is renting for three months, and he allowed me to connect into his network with security passwords. Since that visit was last week and the probability is that he will never rent that house again, I would like to remove that network from my computer Based on what has been posted to my questions I was able to search for the information to list all of the networks connections that were on my computer. I found in on the Microsoft site. I was able to delete most of the save connections since I will never be using them again. Thank you for the assistance. It would be nice if this process which has to be done from the DOS Run window "CMD in Run" could be brought into the 21st century. It's one of those things that don't bother most people. Since they're only visible when within range, they don't bother most people. And when (if ever) they do show up again, if you don't want to see them again, you can then remove them. How much space do you think you saved by removing them? As a result of this thread, I checked the laptop that I've traveled with over the past 2+ years. I didn't count them, but I'm guessing there are about 150-200 WiFi networks cached. It's a mixture of hotels, airports, the businesses I've consulted at, coffee shops, and so on. They don't bother me a bit. |
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On 2/25/2015 7:59 PM, Char Jackson wrote:
On Thu, 26 Feb 2015 07:36:37 +0900, BobbyM wrote: On 2/25/2015 11:00 PM, Keith Nuttle wrote: On 2/25/2015 8:25 AM, Keith Nuttle wrote: On 2/24/2015 9:53 PM, BobbyM wrote: On 2/25/2015 10:17 AM, Keith Nuttle wrote: I have had my laptop for some time now and have collected a lot of now unneeded, wireless connection points that I have used in the past. Is there a way to go into Windows 8.1 and remove those connection points that are obsolete? I assume each point is not much more than a Name, ID Number, and the security password, but would like to clean out these old points. Go to PC Settings -- Network -- Connections. You should see "manage known connections". Click on that & you can choose connections to forget. When I do as you said I get the networks that are within range of my router. What I was looking for, was where to remove those networks that are no longer available. ie. I visited my brother in Florida. He is renting for three months, and he allowed me to connect into his network with security passwords. Since that visit was last week and the probability is that he will never rent that house again, I would like to remove that network from my computer Based on what has been posted to my questions I was able to search for the information to list all of the networks connections that were on my computer. I found in on the Microsoft site. I was able to delete most of the save connections since I will never be using them again. Thank you for the assistance. It would be nice if this process which has to be done from the DOS Run window "CMD in Run" could be brought into the 21st century. It's one of those things that don't bother most people. Since they're only visible when within range, they don't bother most people. And when (if ever) they do show up again, if you don't want to see them again, you can then remove them. How much space do you think you saved by removing them? As a result of this thread, I checked the laptop that I've traveled with over the past 2+ years. I didn't count them, but I'm guessing there are about 150-200 WiFi networks cached. It's a mixture of hotels, airports, the businesses I've consulted at, coffee shops, and so on. They don't bother me a bit. That is what brought my original question. While it is not a problem I do not like my computer cluttered up with unnecessary things. The more clutter the more likely that something in the clutter will eventually cause a problem. |
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On 2015-02-25 09:00, Keith Nuttle wrote:
Based on what has been posted to my questions I was able to search for the information to list all of the networks connections that were on my computer. I found in on the Microsoft site. It's crazy ain't it? W7 has a perfectly good control panel applet to manage wireless networks, and poof, gone in that horrible W8. For those interested: netsh wlan show profiles netsh wlan delete profile name="WirelessProfileName" http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...twork-profiles Hopefully MS fixed this in W10... Regards, -- ! _\|/_ Sylvain / ! (o o) Member-+-David-Suzuki-Foundation/EFF/Planetary-Society-+- oO-( )-Oo Beam Me Up Scotty ............ *S-C-O-T-T-Y*!!! |
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On Wed, 25 Feb 2015 21:22:49 -0500, knuttle
wrote: On 2/25/2015 7:59 PM, Char Jackson wrote: On Thu, 26 Feb 2015 07:36:37 +0900, BobbyM wrote: On 2/25/2015 11:00 PM, Keith Nuttle wrote: On 2/25/2015 8:25 AM, Keith Nuttle wrote: On 2/24/2015 9:53 PM, BobbyM wrote: On 2/25/2015 10:17 AM, Keith Nuttle wrote: I have had my laptop for some time now and have collected a lot of now unneeded, wireless connection points that I have used in the past. Is there a way to go into Windows 8.1 and remove those connection points that are obsolete? I assume each point is not much more than a Name, ID Number, and the security password, but would like to clean out these old points. Go to PC Settings -- Network -- Connections. You should see "manage known connections". Click on that & you can choose connections to forget. When I do as you said I get the networks that are within range of my router. What I was looking for, was where to remove those networks that are no longer available. ie. I visited my brother in Florida. He is renting for three months, and he allowed me to connect into his network with security passwords. Since that visit was last week and the probability is that he will never rent that house again, I would like to remove that network from my computer Based on what has been posted to my questions I was able to search for the information to list all of the networks connections that were on my computer. I found in on the Microsoft site. I was able to delete most of the save connections since I will never be using them again. Thank you for the assistance. It would be nice if this process which has to be done from the DOS Run window "CMD in Run" could be brought into the 21st century. It's one of those things that don't bother most people. Since they're only visible when within range, they don't bother most people. And when (if ever) they do show up again, if you don't want to see them again, you can then remove them. How much space do you think you saved by removing them? As a result of this thread, I checked the laptop that I've traveled with over the past 2+ years. I didn't count them, but I'm guessing there are about 150-200 WiFi networks cached. It's a mixture of hotels, airports, the businesses I've consulted at, coffee shops, and so on. They don't bother me a bit. That is what brought my original question. While it is not a problem I do not like my computer cluttered up with unnecessary things. The more clutter the more likely that something in the clutter will eventually cause a problem. I've found the reverse to be true more often than not. Removing things tends to get people in trouble, although this shouldn't be a case of that. I'd like to tell you to just get over your need for tidiness and neatness, but people are who they are. Fortunately for me, a few (thousands, in total?) extra files spinning around on a hard drive don't cause it to spin any slower. Actually, it's an SSD, so it's not even spinning. I live amongst a lot of German Americans and they seem to be the worst at this whole housekeeping thing. I'm fine with that, especially because it brought me a lot of business and paid a lot of bills over the years. :-) |
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On Wed, 25 Feb 2015 22:34:45 -0600, Char Jackson
wrote: On Wed, 25 Feb 2015 21:22:49 -0500, knuttle wrote: While it is not a problem I do not like my computer cluttered up with unnecessary things. The more clutter the more likely that something in the clutter will eventually cause a problem. I've found the reverse to be true more often than not. Removing things tends to get people in trouble, Ditto! ... although this shouldn't be a case of that. I'd like to tell you to just get over your need for tidiness and neatness, but people are who they are. Fortunately for me, a few (thousands, in total?) extra files spinning around on a hard drive don't cause it to spin any slower. Ditto again! To add to that, many people think having extra files causes their computer to run slower, so the more they delete the better off they are. But as you said, that's not true, not even if they are program files. What can cause it to run slower are program files that are *running*. |
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On Thu, 26 Feb 2015 10:47:14 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
wrote: On Wed, 25 Feb 2015 22:34:45 -0600, Char Jackson wrote: On Wed, 25 Feb 2015 21:22:49 -0500, knuttle wrote: While it is not a problem I do not like my computer cluttered up with unnecessary things. The more clutter the more likely that something in the clutter will eventually cause a problem. I've found the reverse to be true more often than not. Removing things tends to get people in trouble, Ditto! ... although this shouldn't be a case of that. I'd like to tell you to just get over your need for tidiness and neatness, but people are who they are. Fortunately for me, a few (thousands, in total?) extra files spinning around on a hard drive don't cause it to spin any slower. Ditto again! To add to that, many people think having extra files causes their computer to run slower, so the more they delete the better off they are. But as you said, that's not true, not even if they are program files. What can cause it to run slower are program files that are *running*. With my memory starved Windows 32 GB tablet (Asus T100) I find hunting and destroying unnecessary files a good thing. I can usually find a GB or so few months. Many Apps are just plain hoarders. The MS News app and the Google cache are two good examples. I imagine that they just figure most are running 500 GB drives these days so why not. |
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On Thu, 26 Feb 2015 13:14:09 -0700, scarecrow
wrote: On Thu, 26 Feb 2015 10:47:14 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: On Wed, 25 Feb 2015 22:34:45 -0600, Char Jackson wrote: On Wed, 25 Feb 2015 21:22:49 -0500, knuttle wrote: While it is not a problem I do not like my computer cluttered up with unnecessary things. The more clutter the more likely that something in the clutter will eventually cause a problem. I've found the reverse to be true more often than not. Removing things tends to get people in trouble, Ditto! ... although this shouldn't be a case of that. I'd like to tell you to just get over your need for tidiness and neatness, but people are who they are. Fortunately for me, a few (thousands, in total?) extra files spinning around on a hard drive don't cause it to spin any slower. Ditto again! To add to that, many people think having extra files causes their computer to run slower, so the more they delete the better off they are. But as you said, that's not true, not even if they are program files. What can cause it to run slower are program files that are *running*. With my memory starved Windows 32 GB tablet (Asus T100) You don't mean *memory* starved. Very few of us have computers with 32-GB of *memory*, You mean disk-space starved. Please don't mix the two terms up. In this case, I didn't have any trouble understanding what you meant, but it's very easy to mislead and confuse people if you don't correctly differentiate between the two terms. I find hunting and destroying unnecessary files a good thing. I can usually find a GB or so few months. Many Apps are just plain hoarders. The MS News app and the Google cache are two good examples. I imagine that they just figure most are running 500 GB drives these days so why not. Yes, I didn't say and I didn't mean that deleting unneeded files wasn't a good thing. My point was that doing so does not speed up your computer. Yes, it can save you disk space, and (although for most of us, it hardly matters), for some people, that savings can be very valuable. |
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"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
On Thu, 26 Feb 2015 13:14:09 -0700, scarecrow With my memory starved Windows 32 GB tablet (Asus T100) You don't mean *memory* starved. Yes I do. Perhaps I should have said 'internal' memory if you are confused but memory is what it is. "Computer data storage, often called storage or memory", http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_data_storage Very few of us have computers with 32-GB of *memory*, Mine does. Perhaps you meant 32 GB of RAM? You mean disk-space starved. No I don't. There's no mechanical 'disk' anywhere in this machine. "Storage size for the unit includes a 64 GB eMMC internal memory" http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/14...view-specs.htm Please don't mix the two terms up. In this case, I didn't have any trouble understanding what you meant, but it's very easy to mislead and confuse people if you don't correctly differentiate between the two terms. Yes teacher. But wouldn't the teacher have shown more skill to use the more exact terms RAM and SSD in his lesson? I find hunting and destroying unnecessary files a good thing. I can usually find a GB or so in just few months. Many Apps are just plain hoarders. The MS News app and the Google cache are two good examples. I imagine that they just figure most are running 500 GB drives these days so why not. Yes, I didn't say and I didn't mean that deleting unneeded files wasn't a good thing. My point was that doing so does not speed up your computer. Yes, it can save you disk space, and (although for most of us, it hardly matters), for some people, that savings can be very valuable. My comment was just an observation that there are times when clearing out the files is a good thing. Especially when you have a computer with only 32 GB of memory... |
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