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How to change network names on Windows 10 - harlan4096 - 24 October 18
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Quote:When you connect to a network for the first time in Windows, Windows saves the network profile and assigns a name to it.Full reading: https://www.ghacks.net/2018/10/24/how-to-change-network-names-on-windows-10/
Connections using Ethernet (wired) use a generic name such as Network 7 usually while wireless networks the SSID of the Wi-Fi network the device connected to.
Some users and administrators may dislike the non-descriptive nature of wired network connections on Windows.
Good news is that it is possible to rename network profile names to make them more descriptive on the operating system.
The following guide was written for Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system but the process should work in previous versions of Windows as well.