Manually delete (forget) a wireless network from a command prompt in Windows 8.1

This information provides the steps to delete (forget) a wireless network from a command prompt in Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 operating system.

1. Open a Command Prompt window with administrator rights.
2. In the Command Prompt (admin) window:
   • To display a list of the networks that you have previously connected to, type netsh wlan show profiles.
   • To delete (forget) a previous network, type netsh wlan delete profile [wireless network name], and then press Enter.
     Note:

     • Example: c:\windows\system32>netsh wlan delete profile linksys
     • Typing the example command above and pressing the Enter key will return the message Profile "linksys" is deleted from interface Wi-Fi.

   • To delete all networks that you've previously connected to, type netsh wlan delete profile *.
3. Click the X in the upper right corner to close the Command Prompt (admin) window.