Windows 10 whether you re at home work or out and about chances are you ll find a wi fi network that you can connect to for internet access.
Windows 10 login screen wifi icon.
So a while back we setup a laptop to have network sign in on the windows 10 login screen with vpn however did not document on how to do it and now i need to do it again on another laptop.
The wi fi icon on the far right of the windows taskbar can tell you a lot about your wi fi connection and the state it s in.
When the windows 10 starts users can find many icons on the taskbar one of them includes the wifi icon which shows whether wi fi is switched on or if the network is available.
Although windows 10 let you disable many of the lock screen features the operating system lacks options to remove certain functionalities such as the network icon which sits in the bottom right.
Now it will be closed and run again automatically.
Fix wifi or networking icon missing problem from group policy.
Here are a few of the different wi fi icons you might see.
You re connected to wi fi and the internet.
Right click on windows explorer and select restart.
Here we ll show you 2 ways to remove the network icon on windows 10 8 login screen.
Remove network icon on login screen using group policy.
This can prevent others from changing or disconnecting network without sign in.
I have forgotten on how to do it searched on google and found no luck either.
Press the windows logo key r and type gpedit msc in the run box.
There can be many reasons for the problem but users can apply the following solutions.
Look at the taskbar and see your missing wi fi or network icon is visible now.
You should be in good shape.
Select the network icon on the taskbar.
Wi fi connected icon.
Press enter to open the local group policy editor.