Windows 10: Enable or Disable Network Location Wizard in Windows 10

How to: Enable or Disable Network Location Wizard in Windows 10

How to Enable or Disable Network Location Wizard in Windows 10


Information A network location identifies the type of network (ex: private or public) that a PC is connected to with a network adapter.

By default, the first time you connect to a new network (wired or wireless), you will be prompted "Do you want to allow your PC to be discoverable by other PCs and devices on this network?" by the Network Location wizard.

If you prefer to not have users on the PC prompted by the Network Location wizard whenever connecting to a new network, then you can disable the Network Location wizard so new networks will have a "public" location by default.

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the Network Location wizard prompt when connecting to a new network for all users in Windows 10.

You must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable the Network Location wizard prompt

CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Enable or Disable Network Location wizard using a REG file
• Option Two: To Enable or Disable Network Location wizard in Command Prompt

EXAMPLE: Network Location wizard














OPTION ONE [/i] To Enable or Disable Network Location wizard using a REG file


Note The .reg files below will add (disable) or remove (enable) the registry key below.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\NewNetworkWindowOff

1. Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Enable Network Location wizard
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Enable_Network_Location_Wizard.reg

Download

3. To Disable Network Location wizard
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Disable_Network_Location_Wizard.reg

Download
4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. If prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. If you like, you can now delete the downloaded .reg file.





OPTION TWO [/i] To Enable or Disable Network Location wizard in Command Prompt
1. Open an elevated command prompt.

2. Do step 3 (enable) or step 4 (disable) below for what you would like to do.


3. To Enable Network Location wizard
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Copy and paste the command below into the elevated command prompt, press Enter, and go to step 5 below. (see screenshot below)

*Arrow reg delete "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\NewNetworkWindowOff" /f





4. To Disable Network Location wizard
A) Copy and paste the command below into the elevated command prompt, press Enter, and go to step 5 below. (see screenshot below)

*Arrow reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\NewNetworkWindowOff" /f




5. When finished, you can close the elevated command prompt if you like.

That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to Set Network Location to be Public, Private, or Domain in Windows 10
• How to Add or Remove Change Network Location Context Menu in Windows 10
• How to Turn On or Off Network Discovery in Windows 10

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Making Desktop shortcuts use to be a breeze in windows 7 in windows 10 they are incomplete.

When making my shortcut for the Desktop to the internet connection in windows 10 the code to the shortcut is incomplete in the fact that in windows 7, ( so, TECHNICIANS LISTEN UP go and copy and paste your old code properly from windows 7.)note: that this advice
is not for weekend warriors by the way, as I was saying about the old shortcut that worked so well in windows 7! the new and improved windows 10 is not finished, the only way to get my short cut to work for me is:

TO OPEN THE MENU ( right click on the shortcut and then click on the) " Open the file location" then just close the window that opens up" , , , then guess, yes my short cut changes the menu choices from enable to disable my network or vice a versa , ,
, other wise the menu stays the same even after you have use it to enable the network . !

Now I ask you WHO WANTS TO ENABLE A NETWORK THAT IS ALREADY ENABLED! Yes nobody, so, the menu in the SHORTCUT is suppose to change when the network is already enabled, TO: DISABLE and vice a versa when the network is already DISABLED, the menus choice should
be, ENABLE.

When the network is already a disabled network it should have change to ENABLE the disabled network.

I HOPE I have my self clear in this irritating dilemma to the making shortcuts. Windows 10 PROGRAMMERS PLEASE PAY attention to your free hand typing code when coping the old code with the new code names in, it is important that when ever possible that you
use your "copy and paste", it is what my College Professor tried to stress to us students.

 

n95 - hidden wlan access -connection issue

A hidden wlan????? do you mean that you can't find the wlan app on the N95? or that a wirless network can not be found by the Wlan wizard?

for the first case the wireless wizard is available under tools.

in the second case, if the wirless network is not detected by the N95, it can be that "Wireless SSID Broadcast" on the router is set to disabled or off. it's a security feature that has to be enabled in order for wirless networks to be detectable.

you can check this setting using your computer if you're the owner of the wireless router.

 

It would be by design since it disables Network Discovery.

Luckily, you can still use Option 2 or 3 below to turn on/off Network Discovery.

*Arrow Turn On or Off Network Discovery in Windows 10 Windows 10 Network Sharing Tutorials

 

Well, the name of the registry key is NewNetworkWindowOff, so to me it doesn't necessarily mean DisableDiscoverySettingAndUsePowershellOrGpo ;-)

But yeah, maybe it's by design,in such case it's a really bad design decision,or very bad registry key name

 

Yeah, the names can make it confusing when not more friendly towards its function.