Renaming a network named 'unidentified network' in Network and Sharing Centre
What does one have to do in order to end up empowered with the ability to rename a network which is named 'unidentified network'?(I have no difficulty with network connectivity I just want to be able to replace the name 'unidentified network'.) (If it were possible to also disclose the steps that the operating system goes through in order to arrive at the conclusion that a network deserves the appellation 'unidentified network' that would nice too - but not if doing so delays replying to the main question.)
March 17th, 2010 8:41pm

If this machine is not joined to a domain, this is controlled by your local security policy. The default option is to prevent an unidentified network from being renamed or set to private. This is to make it harder for an intruder to gain acess to your computer and its files. If you are happy to relax these settings you need to modify your security settings. Here are the details on how to do that from a previous post in the forums.To do this on your local server , follow these steps: 1. Start --> run --> MMC --> press enter 2. In MMC console , from menu file select Add/Remove Snap-in 3. Select Group Policy Object editor --> Press Add --> select Local computer --> press OK -->press OK 4. Open Computer configration -->Windows Settings -->Security Settings -->select Network list manager policieson the right Side you will see options for : double click -->Unidentified networks Then you can select the option to consider the Unidentified networks as private and if user can change the location. I hope that is will help you and is clear . --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hikmat Kanaan Amman-Jordan MCSEBill
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March 18th, 2010 4:25am

In window Set Network Properties (see here http://i44.tinypic.com/r78v4o.jpg ) field Network name is read only ! Security Settings in Group Policy Object editor do not help !
April 21st, 2010 12:35pm

Just to confirm - those instructions don't work for me either (Windows 7 Pro 64-bit) Even after a reboot, setting "user permissions / user can change location" on "unidentified networks properties" does not allow the location of a particular unidentified network to be changed.
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August 11th, 2010 2:42pm

Just to confirm - those instructions don't work for me either (Windows 7 Pro 64-bit) Even after a reboot, setting "user permissions / user can change location" on "unidentified networks properties" does not allow the location of a particular unidentified network to be changed.
August 11th, 2010 2:42pm

Worked for me. Thanks!
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January 12th, 2011 9:30pm

This method is valid only for the Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate editions, but it does not work with other editions of Windows 7 SP1 to the lack of security policy console (secpol.msc). Am I wrong? If not, how do I rename an "Unidentified Network" on the other editions of Windows 7 SP1? THANKS BYEBalubeto
March 19th, 2011 6:57am

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