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One of my neighbors has an unsecure wifi network called WLAN. At one point in the past, I accidentally connected to it, and disconnected immediately when I noticed. Now, when I open my laptop at home, it sometimes connects to the WLAN network first, before trying my (secured) home wifi network.

The information I've found regarding this issue seems to suggest this network should have a profile on the "Manage wireless networks" screen - but it does not.

How do I tell Windows 7 to never connect to networks with SSIDs called WLAN? Or to never connect to unsecured networks without confirming with me first?

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The is really no network called WLAN if you try: start, type manager wireless networks? – Robert Jan 3 at 19:26
That is strange. It should show up in Control Panel\Network and Internet\Manage Wireless Networks. – iglvzx Jan 3 at 19:27
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The simple solution is to log into the remote configuration for the router ( likely the default password ) and change the settings. – Ramhound Jan 3 at 20:04
No, not in Control Panel\Network and Internet\View Network Status and Tasks\Manage Wireless Networks. I even checked each network entry's properties individually in case the SSID was different than the display name for some reason. – Remi Despres-Smyth Jan 3 at 21:55
Strange, this is not the default behavior. . . – surfasb Jan 4 at 0:41
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There should be an option in the Manage Wireless Networks window, if not you can do one of these:

  1. Delete all shown networks there
  2. Disable the wireless device from Device Manager (right click on My Computer > Manage > Devices/Device Manager)
  3. Uninstall the device then install it again
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