Question : Disable 'create profile' enquiry in Windows 7

I'm using Windows 7 Home Premium and generally am very pleased with it.

However there is one niggle that is driving me mad and I can't find how to switch it off, although the answer may be obvious and I have just overlooked it.

Every time a nearby neighbour turns on a wi-fi router Windows detects it and pops up a window asking:

'There is a new network connection available - would you like to create a profile for it?'

It's really annoying as if I'm remotely vpn'd into my office pc or watching a movie the current window drops from full screen and I have to say no to the message and put my window back into full screen mode so I can continue with what I was doing.

I have already set my own connection profile up to the networks I can connect to and I really don't care that the man next door has just switched on his wi-fi as he hasn't given me access to use it anyway!

Is there any way of telling Windows 7 to not ask the connection profile message when it sees a new network?

Answer : Disable 'create profile' enquiry in Windows 7

You could try to go here:

Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Network and Sharing Center\Advanced sharing settings

Then expand one of you network profiles and set it to "Turn off network discovery".

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Advanced Sharing Settings