From 3b518c7acbd7818c192ca80c2a60b46d140fe7a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: LizRoss Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2016 07:26:28 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Removing credential sharing info --- windows/manage/manage-wifi-sense-in-enterprise.md | 13 ++++++++----- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/windows/manage/manage-wifi-sense-in-enterprise.md b/windows/manage/manage-wifi-sense-in-enterprise.md index b6585ddf41..805c6b7b0b 100644 --- a/windows/manage/manage-wifi-sense-in-enterprise.md +++ b/windows/manage/manage-wifi-sense-in-enterprise.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ title: Manage Wi-Fi Sense in your company (Windows 10) description: Wi-Fi Sense automatically connects you to Wi-Fi, so you can get online quickly in more places. ms.assetid: 1845e00d-c4ee-4a8f-a5e5-d00f2735a271 -keywords: ["WiFi Sense"] +keywords: ["WiFi Sense", "automatically connect to wi-fi", "wi-fi hotspot connection"] ms.prod: W10 ms.mktglfcycl: manage ms.sitesec: library @@ -18,14 +18,19 @@ author: eross-msft Wi-Fi Sense learns about open Wi-Fi hotspots your Windows PC or Windows phone connects to by collecting information about the network, like whether the open Wi-Fi network has a high-quality connection to the Internet. By using that information from your device and from other Wi-Fi Sense customers' devices too, Wi-Fi Sense builds a database of these high-quality networks. When you’re in range of one of these Wi-Fi hotspots, you automatically get connected to it. The initial settings for Wi-Fi Sense are determined by the options you chose when you first set up your PC with Windows 10. -

**Note**
Wi-Fi Sense isn’t available in all countries or regions. + +**Note**
Wi-Fi Sense isn’t available in all countries or regions. + +**Important**
We've deprecated the Wi-Fi Sense credential sharing functionality, which means that while you currently see it in the user interface, it's non-functional. The feature and its associated text will be fully-removed from future releases. ## How does Wi-Fi Sense work? Wi-Fi Sense connects your employees to open Wi-Fi networks, using crowdsourcing to find the networks that other Windows users are connected to. Typically, these are the open (no password required) Wi-Fi hotspots you see when you’re out and about. + ## How to manage Wi-Fi Sense in your company In a company environment, you will most likely deploy Windows 10 to your employees' PCs using your preferred deployment method and then manage their settings globally. With that in mind, you have a few options for managing how your employees will use Wi-Fi Sense. -

**Important**
Turning off Wi-Fi Sense stops employees from connecting automatically to open hotspots. + +**Important**
Turning off Wi-Fi Sense stops employees from connecting automatically to open hotspots. ### Using Group Policy (available starting with Windows 10, version 1511) You can manage your Wi-Fi Sense settings by using Group Policy and your Group Policy editor. @@ -34,8 +39,6 @@ You can manage your Wi-Fi Sense settings by using Group Policy and your Group Po 1. Open your Group Policy editor and go to the `Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Network\WLAN Service\WLAN Settings\Allow Windows to automatically connect to suggested open hotspots, to networks shared by contacts, and to hotspots offering paid services` setting. - - ![Group Policy Editor, showing the Wi-Fi Sense setting](images/wifisense-grouppolicy.png) 2. Turn Wi-Fi Sense on (enabled) or off (disabled), based on your company's environment.