Posts under Wi-Fi tag.

Recover WiFi Password in Windows with WiFi Password Dump & WiFi Password Decryptor

In this hi-tech world you really don’t need to remember the passwords. Everything is saved automatically like your Routers, E-mails or any other site’s password are saved in browsers or usethird-party tool to save the passwords. There might be cases [...]

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mHotspot: Make Your Windows PC a WiFi Hotspot

You can always enable Internet Connection Sharing & Create a Wi-Fi hotspot in Windows 8 natively, but if you are looking for a 3rd-party freeware to convert your Windows PC into a WiFi hotspot, you may want to check out [...]

Fix: Limited WiFi connection problem in Windows 8.1

Some Windows users are experiencing a strange problem. After installing the preview version of Windows 8.1, they observed that their device was showing ‘Limited Connectivity’ error in WiFi status and they couldn’t access the internet until re-connected. I realized this is [...]

How to enable 802.11n Mode Wireless Connection for Windows 8

802.11 is a set of IEEE standards that control wireless networking transmission methods. They are used today in the following version to offer wireless connectivity in different environments (home/business). 802.11a 802.11b 802.11g 802.11n The latest version i.e. 802.11n, is a [...]

Troubleshoot: Windows can’t find wireless devices connected to a Network

Most Windows 8 PCs these days have a wireless (Wi-Fi) network adapter. It is visible in the form of an icon. In Windows 8 you can see it under the Settings charm. Whenever there’s any wireless networks in range, Windows [...]

Virtual Router Manager: Convert your Windows PC into a Wi-Fi Hotspot

All of us have an Internet connection on our PC or Laptop, but what if you’ve got a bunch of devices? You don’t need to buy different Internet connections for each of your devices. You can easily convert your PC into [...]

View & Change Wireless Network Connection Priority in Windows 8

Yesterday we saw how to make Windows 8 or Windows 7 use Wired connection instead of Wireless connection. In this post we will see how to view & change Wireless Network Connection Priority in Windows 8 using CMD. Windows 8 does not have [...]

Use Wired connection instead of Wireless connection in Windows 8 | 7

In this tutorial we will see how we can change the priority of Network Connections in Windows 8 or Windows 7 and make them follow a desired connection order. You can make Windows 8 use Wired connection instead of Wireless [...]

Enable Internet Connection Sharing & Create a Wi-Fi hotspot in Windows 8 natively

I just bought a Nokia Lumia 920 Windows Phone 8, and found that while downloading apps which were greater than 50MB in size, I either needed Wi-Fi connection or a 3G connection. I was on 2G and I did not have [...]

WiFi HotSpot Creator: Turn Windows PC or Laptop into a WiFi Hotspot

From laptops, cell phone, tablet to TV’s and recently the camera too, every device is Wi-Fi certified. This 802.11 technology has made our life simple by providing internet on every device. WiFi routers have become among the basic needs of [...]

Wi-Fi Guard: Protect & secure your Wi-Fi network from unknown devices

Now a days every one of us has a Wi-Fi network at our home or at the work place. But have you ever cared about the security and protection of your Wi-Fi network? Most of the routers comes with advanced [...]

Make Windows 8 Remember PEAP Wi-Fi Network Authentication

Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol, better known as PEAP is a protocol that adds an extra layer of security to wireless LANs and point-to-point connections with PEAP passwords. The protocol can be used for small-medium sized organizations and is designed to provide more [...]

WifIInfoView: Monitor and get detailed information on Wi-Fi networks around you

Nirsoft creates many simple yet useful network related tools. We already covered some popular ones in the past such as Browsing HistoryView, OperaPassView and many more. Today, we review WifiInfoView, yet another free and useful tool which was recently released [...]

Show or Hide Data Usage for Wireless Networks in Windows 8

Many users at the end of each month receive big data bills, unaware of the fact that they had crossed the data limit. Smartphone users especially face this problem. Though many Internet Service Providers via different ways do alert you when your data usage [...]

WiFi Profile Manager 8: View Preferred Wireless Network Profiles in Windows 8

In the previous versions of Windows you could see the list of wireless networks you had previously connected to, change the order in which these Preferred Networks connected when more than one of them were available, as well as add [...]

Recover lost Wireless Password in Windows 8

It becomes important to secure your wireless network, if you are using it for work and other related purposes from home. Doing so helps you minimize the chances of cyberpunks who are searching for every possible way to enter your [...]

Fig 4 - Improve Wireless Signal - Using A Wireless Repeater

How To Improve Wireless Network Signal On Windows 7

When wireless network goes weak, things go slow and/or you get disconnected too often. You already know how irritating it is to work on a network with weak signals. Windows 7 notifies you when the signal strength is weak. But [...]

Scan, Explore, Troubleshoot WiFi connections with Xirrus WiFi Inspector

WiFi remains one of most popular ways to connect to Internet these days. If you are working in an environment that has large number of WiFi connections, then it becomes more difficult to maintain large connections. Task such as switching [...]

Wi-Fi Security Tips: Precautions To Take At Public Hotspots

Coffee shops, airports, hotel lounge – you can connect to the Internet from any place that provides you a hotspot. More than helping you out, such Wi-Fi hotspots help snoopers in accessing your data. Here are some tips for Wi-Fi [...]

Tips on how to protect your data when using public Wi-Fi or unsecured wireless networks

Microsoft has released a brochure titled Protecting Your Information On the Go and it is now available for download.

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