Windows 10 has a new feature called Wi-Fi Sense that will share
your Wifi password automatically with your contacts (Outlook, Skype and
Facebook). This way your friends and family do not have to manually
enter a password to use your wireless network. If you chose the Express
installation of Windows 10, the Wi-Fi Sense feature is turned on by
default. Assuming you do not want to share your wireless network with
every Outlook, Skype and Facebook contacts, it is suggested to turn off
Wi-Fi Sense and avoid potential (future) security and privacy issues.
Disable Wi-Fi Sense on Windows 10
To turn off Wi-Fi Sense, you should open up the Settings menu and go
to Network & Internet -> Wi-Fi -> Manage Wi-Fi settings and
uncheck the options to share your networks with Outlook, Skype, and
Facebook contacts. In the Wifi settings menu on Windows 10 you can also
turn off the ability to automatically connect to open hotspots and to
connect to networks shared by your contacts.
The downside of just turning off Wi-Fi Sense on your computer is that
other Windows 10 users who do have access to your network, might have
WiFi Sense tuned on, thus sharing your Wifi with their contacts. To
avoid this you need to add ‘_optout’ to the name of your network. You
can choose to add it anywhere, before or after your network name. The
network name can be changed in the router settings.
More information about Wi-Fi Sense is available on the
Microsoft website.
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