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I installed Network Certificate of a company in my laptop having Windows 10 OS, which means whenever am in range of company WiFi then my laptop should auto-connect to WiFi and it does perfectly.

My question is about the "WiFi SSID showing twice with a number 2 at side". Please see the following picture for understanding.

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Thinking the certificate could be duplicated. I typed certmgr.msc in Run but could see only one certificate listed as shown in following pictures.

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Reset to default
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Type the following command in Command Prompt.

netsh wlan delete profile name="xxx" interface="Wi-Fi"

where xxx = duplicated wifi name
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  • Adding my comment here to say this worked for me. In my case, though, I had the same wi-fi network with the same name popping up. So when I ran this it deleted both of them. Wasn't a big deal though, since all I had to do was re-enter the wi-fi password once to get the wi-fi remembered again.
    – Scott DePouw
    Commented May 15, 2017 at 11:51
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Have you already tried to delete the extra Wi-Fi network profile?

  1. Click on the Start button and select Settings
  2. Select the Network & Internet icon
  3. Click on Wi-Fi on the upper-left and then select Manage known networks on the right

Manage Known Networks

  1. Choose the duplicate network name (the one that isn't connected) and select Forget

Forget Wi-Fi Network

  1. Close the Settings app accordingly

(Source: How to Delete a Wireless Network Profile in Windows 10)

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  • Yes! I tried that too. Even opted out ' connect automatically when within range ' but still it gets connected when I restart my Laptop.
    – user684584
    Commented Feb 15, 2017 at 6:31
  • Interesting. Have you considered the possibility of forgetting both of them, and then adding back just one?
    – Run5k
    Commented Feb 15, 2017 at 13:03
  • Forgetting both haven't tried. Is there any logic behind? Anyway, will give it a try and let you know. (:
    – user684584
    Commented Feb 15, 2017 at 15:50
  • It has been several days since we heard from you. Have you made any progress?
    – Run5k
    Commented Feb 19, 2017 at 1:30
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I have had this issues in multiple occasions. I tried deleting the network profile and 'forgetting' the router, only for the same issue to reoccur.

I found the quickest and easiest fix is to open a Personal Hotspot on your mobile phone and connect your laptop to it. Once connected, then 'forget' the router with which you are having the problem. Once done, refresh your desktop page. After that, rejoin your preferred Wi-Fi router. When it reconnects, it will do so to the correct router and not the duplicate.

Sometimes you have to do this process twice, but it works.

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