This article explains how to forget a network on Windows 11. If you're experiencing network connectivity issues, Wi-Fi network conflicts may be the culprit. Forcing your device to forget old network connections and removing them from Windows' connections list may fix your issue and get you back online.
How to Forget a WiFi Network on Windows 11
When you connect to a network in Windows 11, it remembers it for the future. That can lead to problems (although rarely) and conflicts that hinder your ability to connect to the internet. If a connection is misconfigured, the information that Windows 11 remembers about the connection can also cause problems.
You can make Windows 11 forget a network completely to solve these problems. Windows 11 will then treat the network you just forgot as a brand new connection. It won’t automatically try to connect to it, and if you choose to join it, it will treat it as a new network.
Here's how to completely forget a network in Windows 11:
