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How can I remove more than one internet connection at once?

How can I remove more than one internet connection at once?

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titowulk
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07-26-2026, 12:01 AM

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I live in Argentina and I'm retired. My internet connection is bad, so I only use my phone connected by a USB cable. This makes Windows try to create many new network spots over time. It shows up as "network 400+". Can I get rid of all those old entries? I tried deleting unused Wi-Fi networks, but I have no idea how to delete LAN ones. I looked at online forums and found nothing there about this problem.

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titowulk

07-26-2026, 12:01 AM #1

I live in Argentina and I'm retired. My internet connection is bad, so I only use my phone connected by a USB cable. This makes Windows try to create many new network spots over time. It shows up as "network 400+". Can I get rid of all those old entries? I tried deleting unused Wi-Fi networks, but I have no idea how to delete LAN ones. I looked at online forums and found nothing there about this problem.

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Lolcraft2004
Member

66

07-26-2026, 01:19 AM

#2

On your computer's Device Manager, go to Network Adapters and click Show Hidden Devices. Then you can remove each old LAN entry individually.

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Lolcraft2004

07-26-2026, 01:19 AM #2

On your computer's Device Manager, go to Network Adapters and click Show Hidden Devices. Then you can remove each old LAN entry individually.

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pitola
Junior Member

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07-26-2026, 05:19 AM

#3

I appreciate your message, but it never came through on my end; I only received an alert like this instead.

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pitola

07-26-2026, 05:19 AM #3

I appreciate your message, but it never came through on my end; I only received an alert like this instead.

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Arnesonb
Junior Member

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07-26-2026, 10:39 PM

#4

You might need to delve a bit deeper: Powershell. FYI: https://woshub.com/remove-hidden-ghost-n...r-windows/ Use Powershell to first find the "old entries" via a Get cmdlet. Maybe NETSTAT and/or WMIC Then the next step would be to then work out how to delete the "old ones". Very likely that there is some script out there that will do the work very quickly. However, you must first investigate and have some certain sense of what is being found and targeted for deletion or removal. And, of course, be very sure that the entire system is backed up. Just in case.......

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Arnesonb

07-26-2026, 10:39 PM #4

You might need to delve a bit deeper: Powershell. FYI: https://woshub.com/remove-hidden-ghost-n...r-windows/ Use Powershell to first find the "old entries" via a Get cmdlet. Maybe NETSTAT and/or WMIC Then the next step would be to then work out how to delete the "old ones". Very likely that there is some script out there that will do the work very quickly. However, you must first investigate and have some certain sense of what is being found and targeted for deletion or removal. And, of course, be very sure that the entire system is backed up. Just in case.......