How does the Windows 8 system turn off or turn on automatic connections to the network?

1. We click on the computer to enter the "Control Panel" in "Start" as shown in the following force.

2. Then we click the "View network status and Tasks" details below to open the "Network and Internet" option, as shown in the figure.

3. Furthermore, we find "Change adapter Settings" (shown on the left as depicted in the red box).

4. Then we will see the list page we right-click it and click "Properties" on the pop-up menu to open it.

5. As shown in the following illustration, we can select or cancel the "connect automatically when this network is in range" option in front of the hook click Remove, select OK.

All right, restart the computer and see if it's the effect you want.