networking - How do I change the order of WiFi Networks in Windows 8.1 to give priority to one over another?

In Mac OS X you can change the order of remembered wireless networks by moving them up and down the list. This will change which WiFi network gets connected first.

I can't seem to find the equivalent setting in Windows 8.1. How can I change the settings so that I give preference to a particular network over another?

Thanks.

Answer

Windows 8 lacks a GUI way to do this which is unfortunate.

1. 
   

   At an elevated (admin) command prompt run the following command to see the available wireless networks and their current priorities:

   
   

   netsh wlan show profiles
   

   
   

   

   
   


2. 
   

   Note the name of the interface and the wireless network and use the following command to change the latter's priority:

   
   

   netsh wlan set profileorder name="w1r3l3$$" interface="Wi-Fi" priority=1
   



3. 
   

   Running netsh wlan show profiles again will show you the changed order.

   
   

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Naturally people have made GUIs to overcome this ridiculous omission, so you can use something like WiFi Profile Manager 8 instead: