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Wi-Fi scanning sample

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Shows how to use the Windows.Devices.WiFi APIs.

Note: This sample is part of a large collection of UWP feature samples. You can download this sample as a standalone ZIP file from docs.microsoft.com, or you can download the entire collection as a single ZIP file, but be sure to unzip everything to access shared dependencies. For more info on working with the ZIP file, the samples collection, and GitHub, see Get the UWP samples from GitHub. For more samples, see the Samples portal on the Windows Dev Center.

Specifically, this sample demonstrates:

  • Viewing a cached list of available networks on each WiFi adapter on the system
  • Requesting a scan on a WiFi adapter and and viewing the results
  • Registering for available network changed notifications on a WiFi adapter
  • Connecting to a WiFi network

System requirements

Client: Windows 10

Server: Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview

Phone: Windows 10

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  4. Press Ctrl+Shift+B, or select Build > Build Solution.

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Deploying the sample

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Deploying and running the sample

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Each scenario has buttons you can use to perform the actions described in the scenario text. If you do not have any WiFi Adapters on your system, you will not be able to experience the scenarios.