#Win 10 limited wifi upgrade

According to PCGamer, if you use Windows 10вЂ™s вЂњExpressвЂќ settings during installation, Wi-Fi Sense is enabled by default. I first read about this over at The Register, which noted that MicrosoftвЂ™s Wi-Fi Sense FAQ seeks to reassure would-be Windows 10 users that the Wi-Fi password will be sent encrypted and stored encrypted - on a Microsoft server. But it does allow anyone in your Skype or Outlook or Hotmail contacts lists to waltz onto your Wi-Fi network - should they ever wander within range of it or visit your home (or hop onto it secretly from hundreds of yards away with a good вЂole cantenna!). This brilliantВ new feature, which Microsoft has dubbed Wi-Fi Sense, doesnвЂ™t share your WiFi network password per se - it shares an encrypted version of that password.

But thereвЂ™s a very important security caveat that users should know about before transitioning to the new OS : Unless you opt out, Windows 10 will by default prompt to you share access to WiFi networks to which you connect with any contacts you may have listed in Outlook and Skype - and, with an opt-in, your Facebook friends.

#Win 10 limited wifi upgrade

Starting today, Microsoft is offering most Windows 7 and Windows 8 users a free upgrade to the software giantвЂ™s latest operating system - Windows 10.