We have seen how to make Windows use a wired connection instead of a wireless connection. In this post, we will see how to view & change Wireless Network Connection Priority in Windows 11/10 using CMD. Windows does not have a Wireless Profile Manager, which was available in Windows 7, so let us see how to change Wireless Network Connection Priority natively using the command prompt.
Change Wireless Network Connection Priority in Windows
Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7
To check the list of Wireless Networks you connected to earlier and find out their priority in Windows 11/10, open a Command Prompt window. For this, open the WinX menu and click on Command Prompt. Next, run the command given below:
netsh wlan show profiles
There, you will see the priority of your wireless networks.
Maybe you would like to change it a bit. To do this, you will need to have information about the name of your interface (Wi-Fi as seen here), and the network name whose priority you would want to change.
When all is in place, run the following command
netsh wlan set profileorder name= “Reliance” interface=”Wi-Fi” priority=1
Here, replace Reliance with the name of your network and Wi-Fi with the name of your network interface.
That’s it!
Now, when you go back and check your profiles, you will find that ‘Reliance’ has moved upwards.
You can always use our freeware WiFi Profile Manager, which tries to fill in this gap in Windows, to manage your WiFi profile.
Read: How to set preferred WiFi network on Windows 11
Windows 7 only
In Windows 7, you can open the Control Panel > Network& Sharing > Manage Wireless Networks. Once here, you will see all the WiFi networks.
Right-click on a network and you will see context menu options like Properties, Remove network, Rename, Move up or Move down. These options will help you manage your WiFi networks.
I hope that helps!
Read: How to set Internet Priority for Programs on Windows.
How do I change my WIFI priority on my computer?
To change your Wi-Fi priority on a Windows PC, navigate to Network and Sharing Center, click on ‘Change adapter settings,’ right-click on your Wi-Fi connection, and select ‘Properties.’ From there, click on the ‘Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)’ and hit ‘Properties,’ then ‘Advanced.’ Under the IP Settings tab, you can adjust the interface metric to change priority. Higher numbers mean lower priority.
