Windows 10 will soon refuse to connect to WEP networks

There are various ways of protecting wireless networks, and as technology develops old methods become outdated. One wireless security technique that has fallen by the wayside is WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) because it is very easily defeated. Having been superseded by WPA2 and WPA3 (Wi-Fi Protected Access generations 2 and 3), Microsoft is completely dropping support for WEP from Windows 10. Soon, it will not be possible to connect to a wireless network with WEP in place. See also: As Windows 10 April 2018 Update (1803) reaches end of service, Microsoft pushes May 2019 Update Microsoft will honor Californian privacy… [Continue Reading]