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FIGURE 7-4 Wi-Fi Sense allows you to automatically connect to open hotspots that Microsoft has deemed reliable<br />
or that your contacts have chosen to share.<br />
All of these settings can be configured using a Group Policy setting that was added in Windows <strong>10</strong><br />
version 1511: Allow Windows To Automatically Connect To Suggested Open Hotspots, To Networks<br />
Shared By Contacts, And To Hotspots Offering Paid Services. You’ll find this setting under Computer<br />
Configuration > Administrative Templates > Network > WLAN Service > WLAN Settings. When this<br />
policy is set to Disabled, the Wi-Fi Sense options are visible in Settings but are set to Off and cannot be<br />
changed by the user.<br />
One instinctive reaction that longtime Windows users have to Wi-Fi Sense is fear that it will result<br />
in unwanted connections to dangerous networks or introduce insecurity on their own home or work<br />
network. You certainly should avoid connecting to open networks you know nothing about. But if the<br />
only networks to which you automatically connect are those that are known to be safe, the net effect is<br />
to improve your security.<br />
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