{"id":1819,"date":"2016-03-04T17:07:59","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T11:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=1819"},"modified":"2021-05-30T14:01:30","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T08:31:30","slug":"delete-unused-duplicate-wifi-network-profiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/delete-unused-duplicate-wifi-network-profiles\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Delete Unused or Duplicate Wi-Fi Network Profiles in Windows?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes, duplicate Wi-Fi network profiles or SSIDs may appear all of a sudden with suffix 2, 3, and so forth, in the list of available Wi-Fi networks, all pointing to the same SSID. This post tells you how to remove the redundant Wi-Fi network connections or connections that you added some time ago but are no longer in use.<\/p>\n

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Editor’s note:<\/b> Before proceeding, you should note that once the Wi-Fi profile is deleted the stored password for that profile is also cleared. Make sure you note down the Wi-Fi profile password and its settings if you think you will need them later. After removing the redundant profile, for some unknown reason, I had to input the WPA2-PSK key again for the original connection (Belkin.3783). While this may not necessarily be the same in your case, creating a Restore point<\/a> or backing up the Wi-Fi profiles<\/a> beforehand is suggested.<\/i><\/p>\n

Using Manage Wi-Fi Settings in Windows 10<\/h2>\n

In Windows 10, open Settings \u2192 Network \u2192 Wi-Fi \u2192 Manage known networks<\/strong>.
\nOn the Manage known networks page, select the profile you want to remove and click Forget<\/b><\/p>\n

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Using Netsh Command-Line<\/h2>\n

Open an admin Command Prompt<\/a>, and type the following command:<\/p>\n

netsh wlan show all | clip<\/pre>\n
This copies the entire WLAN info to the clipboard. Open Notepad and paste the results. Use the Find option and locate the Wi-Fi profile entry that you want to remove.. (Belkin.3783 2<\/i> in this example), and note down the interface name, which in this case is Wireless Network Connection 5.<\/i><\/p>\n
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In the elevated Command Prompt window, type:<\/p>\n
netsh wlan delete profile name=\"Belkin.3783 2\" interface=\"Wireless Network Connection 5\"<\/pre>\n
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(The parameter “interface” is optional. If it’s omitted then the profile “Belkin.3783 2” will be deleted from all the interfaces that have such a profile.)<\/i><\/p>\n
You should see the message Profile “Belkin.3783 2” is deleted from interface “Wireless Network Connection 5”<\/i>, and the duplicate SSID\/Wi-Fi profile Belkin.3783 2<\/b> shouldn’t appear now.<\/p>\n
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