Choose which Wi-Fi network Windows prefers — via Microsoft Learn

Commandlow riskNeeds adminWindows 11Windows 10

When two known networks are in range (for example the 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz versions of your router), Windows may pick the wrong one. You can move a saved network to the top of the preference list.

Takes effect right away

Command

Run in an administrator Command Prompt / Terminal window.

netsh wlan show profiles
netsh wlan set profileorder name="MyNetwork-5G" interface="Wi-Fi" priority=1

Undo

rem Run set profileorder again with the old order, e.g. priority=1 for the network you want back on top.
Use the exact profile and interface names from the first command. Only user-created profiles can be reordered; Group Policy profiles always come first. Microsoft says changing the order this way can also shift mobile-broadband profiles unexpectedly on PCs with a SIM.

Sources

Source reviewed
2026-11-02
Link checked
2026-11-02
Tested hands-on
Not by Oddbyte.Me

Oddbyte.Me hasn't tried this on every Windows build, so keep the undo handy.

wi-fiprioritypreferred network5ghznetsh

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