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Windows 10 Wifi Sense


  •  Fondue
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     Fondue
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    Windows 10 Wifi Sense 
    7/30/2015 at 9:23 AM
    It seems Windows10 is almost perfect until I read about Wifi Sense on Win10 which is turned on by default. Wifi sense allows your friends to connect to your computer via wifi without asking you for pw. Read more about it in the link below.  
     
    http://money.cnn.com/2015/07/30/technology/windows10-wifi-sense/index.html  
     
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  •  Tarry
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     Tarry
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    WiFi Sense 
    7/30/2015 at 10:34 AM
    After reading the article, it doesn't seem like much of an issue as there's an option to opt-out of that feature should you wish. It's definitely good to know about it though.  
     
    "You can also opt your network out of Wi-Fi Sense entirely by adding the phrase "_optout" to the end of your Wi-Fi network's name."
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  •  Fondue
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     Fondue
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    . 
    7/30/2015 at 10:41 AM
    Correct. We should know that it exist, we can turn it off and that it's turned on by default.  
    Personally, I rather friends ask me for the pw. Besides, wireless routers these days have guest access with different pw.  
     
    Edited by Fondue, 2015-07-30 10:43:27
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  •  Puffwad
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     Puffwad
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    -.- 
    7/30/2015 at 2:14 PM
    Doesn't seem like too much of an issue!  
     
    Microsoft enables Wi-Fi Sense by default on Windows 10, but it doesn't share your networks by default. You have to actively choose to share your Wi-Fi network by clicking a box that says "Share network with my contacts" when logging in.
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  •  Trevor B

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     Trevor B
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    Looks 
    7/31/2015 at 7:34 AM
    like it will only work with other Windows 10 computers. It will not work with older Windows, Mac, IOS or Android. For those devices, they still need the password.
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