How to Change Wireless Network Connection Priority in Windows

By Timothy Tibbetts

Windows will show all available Wi-Fi networks starting first with any connection you connect to automatically, then in order of the strongest to weakest signal. You can change the order of available networks. Here's how.

Combine this tutorial with how to hide nearby Wi-Fi connections for a custom, organized list of nearby WiFi connections.

Open the Command Prompt

Type in netsh wlan show profiles.

Make note of two things:

Wireless Profile Name
Interface Name

Here's the text to type in. Use the quotes and replace WirelessProfileName, InterfaceName, and priority number.

netsh wlan set profileorder name="WirelessProfileName" interface="InterfaceName" priority=#

In the screenshot above, you can see I moved ItHurtsWhenIP5 on the interface Wi-Fi to the top of the list.

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