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netsh wlan — Manage wireless networks. More information: <https://www.serverwatch.com/guides/netsh-commands/>.

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windows

Problem

How to use the netsh wlan command: Manage wireless networks. More information: <https://www.serverwatch.com/guides/netsh-commands/>.

Solution

netsh wlan — Manage wireless networks. More information: <https://www.serverwatch.com/guides/netsh-commands/>.

Show all available wireless networks:

netsh wlan show networks

Connect to a wireless network with a specific SSID:

netsh wlan connect name={{SSID}}

Disconnect from the current wireless network:

netsh wlan disconnect

Show current wireless network interfaces and status:

netsh wlan show interfaces

Export a wireless network profile to an XML file:

netsh wlan export profile name={{SSID}} folder={{C:\path\to\folder}} key=clear

Delete a saved wireless network profile:

netsh wlan delete profile name={{SSID}}

Enable hosted network (turn PC into Wi-Fi hotspot):

netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid={{SSID}} key={{password}}

Start the hosted network:

netsh wlan start hostednetwork

Code Snippets

Show all available wireless networks

netsh wlan show networks

Connect to a wireless network with a specific SSID

netsh wlan connect name={{SSID}}

Disconnect from the current wireless network

netsh wlan disconnect

Show current wireless network interfaces and status

netsh wlan show interfaces

Export a wireless network profile to an XML file

netsh wlan export profile name={{SSID}} folder={{C:\path\to\folder}} key=clear

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