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I have 3 Win 11 PCs and my local network is set to private. For some reason the network changes to public sometimes, I reset it to private but later it changes back to public. How do I get them to stay private?

Windows ships with a lot of sensible defaults — and a surprising number of questionable ones — and MakeUseOf’s recent roundup of “10 Windows settings I never leave on default” is a useful checklist for anyone who values privacy, stability, and fewer surprise interruptions. This feature pulls...

Network Profile Keeps Changing Automatically on Windows 11: Comprehensive Analysis and Solutions Windows 11 users have reported a frustrating issue where their network profile switches automatically between Public and Private without user consent. This changing network profile can cause a...

Navigating the complex world of Wi-Fi settings in Windows may sound like a mundane task, but it’s packed with significance from a cybersecurity and convenience standpoint. If you’ve ever muttered, “Should I set this network to public or private?” while connecting to Wi-Fi on your PC, you’re...

Hi, I have a problem on a network: Shared folder on a server running Windows Server 2012. I have 2 clients with Windows 10 and 1 with Windows 11. Practically everything works fine, the only problem is that every time the client starts I have to change the network from PUBLIC to PRIVATE or vice...

ok today i was trying to get the fingerprint scanner to work and it messed up my pc so i had to do a complete restore. i one time i had a bunch of security programs installed and i'm thinking they made the pc sluggish. so a few weeks ago i took everything off and installed norton antivirus from...

I stay at a hotel so my connection is public since it is shared. I recently installed the Kooraroo Media streaming software on my Computer and found a problem in it. It does have the feature to block new devices but it also has a web interface. The web interface can be accessed from any device...

As I found out the Windows firewall service is always running even when I do not use the WF (=is disabled). Is this correct? Second question: When I go to: Control Panel--->System and Security--->Windows Firewall then currently the section "Home or work (private) networks" is labelled as...

I have been running Windows 10 for about a month, recently I have received two pop-up the following one for the first time today. Windows Firewall has blocked some features on all public and private networks. I managed to get a copy of this message (see attachment) Before I had a chance to...

When I upgraded from windows 8.1 pro with media center to windows 10 pro on volume 4(hard drive-C:\) , the windows 10 pro insider preview evaluation copy build 10532 started not connecting to internet on volume 6(hard drive-E:\).It read public network(which I do not use).I ran network...

I figure, if done and presented correctly, it will take about 5 tutorials to answer 98% of any questions about Windows 10. Such things as how to make a Public Network a Private Network should be very popular. And it should not be much of a stretch to find other common questions. The ones...

I have installed Windows 10 Tech Preview 32 bit Build 9879. Yet I have found there is no way at all to change the network settings from Public Network to Private. On Windows 8.1 you could do this by going to PC Settings and clicking on the network but this does not work at all in Windows 10 . I...

Hello, I have a question about Windows Firewall. Why even when there is no devices what can connect to any networks Windows Firewall shows that I'm Connected to Guest or public networks? It's a fresh install of Windows 8.1 Enterprise without any network device and I'm courious. It's under...

This is REALLY cheesing my butt. I'm not a newbie; I'm proficient in the installation, use, and administration of over thirty different platforms, and in 2003, I became Microsoft-certified in Windows Networking. Each successive release of Windows has seen more and yet more control removed from...

When I connect to my VPN, it creates a network that Win7 is listing as an "UNIDETIFIED NETWORK" and "PUBLIC NETWORK". Link Removed I'd like to have this be listed as "Home Network". But where it says "Public Network" is black and not clickable. Any ideas? TIA!

Hello everyone I'm having frustrating time here. So I am trying to connect to the internet using a Local Area Connection via an Ethernet cord, however when I plugged that in and try to connect I get an error saying "Error 651: The model (or other connecting device) has reported an error." When...

Hi! I have a laptop with win8 (64bit) inside it. The problem is: 1) Network discovery keeps turning itself on 2) File and print sharing keeps turning itself on 3) After the network discovery is turned on, there are odd new networks on the list. 1-2) Everytime I open the computer (or reboot...

I'm having some problems with my network connection. Few time ago I was connected via cable connection,or wireless. Now, I moved out to another location where I have another cable connection. I created a new connection and the internet is working properly. However I get some annoying pop up like...

Link Removed Hi I don't know why but my Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller(last version from there website) creates everytime i restart my pc public networks , in 20 mins i can get to 20 public networks. I had the same problem about one year ago with windows 7 when i updated my realtek...

Hi there! I am using w7x64 with a dial-up network connection.My problem is that beside the fact that the LAN connection shows my network to be unknown that my pc is adding new public networks on his own naming them Network 2,Network 3 etc from thin air.They appear to be in use so i can't manualy...