Manage Wi-Fi Sense with GPO windows 2012 R2

To disable the Wifi sense  in  with the group policy in windows 2012 R2  first need to install the newest ADMX files

( check the following guide to how to install the ADMX files  https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=9157947954397602792#allposts)

then go to group policy manager and go to

Computer Configuration \ Administrative Templates \ Network \ WLAN Service \ WLAN Settings\

and Desable Allow Windows to automatically connected to suggested open hostpots. to network shared by contracts and to hotspots  offering paid Service.

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Installing ADMX files to windows 2012 R2 Server

I waned to disable Wi-Fi Sense in windows 10 in our environment with Windows Server 2012 R2 GPO as i go with the recommended method of Microsoft (https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/itpro/windows/manage/manage-wifi-sense-in-enterprise)

Found the the that settings were not available in Windows 2012 R2 Server.

To over come this need to install the latest ADMX files that defined for Windows 10 and Windows server 2016.

Download the latest ADMX files form ( https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=53430)

After extracting the files go to the folder


C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Group Policy\Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016\PolicyDefinitions

Note : with default  Microsoft sending lot of language packs then remove the unnecessary language files.

Copy the all the files in to the policy directory.

 C:\Windows\SYSVOL\sysvol\examble.com\Policies

Now go the Group Policy  Manager and check the wither new settings are available.

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