WiFi hover text shows different SSID than the network I'm connected to

[connesy]

I just reinstalled Windows 10, and when I connect to a network with WiFi and hover my mouse over the icon in the system tray, It shows that I am connected to a network with a different SSID. Right now I'm at work, connected to my work network, but it says I'm connected to my home network.

 

[James Mason]

Are you at home or at work?
How are you connecting to your work network?

 

[connesy]

Are you at home or at work?
How are you connecting to your work network?

I am at work, where the WiFi has SSID "iceandclimate". I connect to it just as I would any other WiFi network with Windows 10.
My home network has the SSID "Internettet!".

 

[James Mason]

Ah.

Yeah it's not a problem really, just windows being confused/dumb.
You can fix it, but it's kind of annoying and will likely just happen again.
It's a display error really is all.

Here's how to make it display the right name, but when you get home it will be the same thing but reversed probably:
This makes you forget your saved passwords for the networks though.

Open the Registry Editor. (Start/Search/Run "regedit.exe")
Then you have to navigate through the following:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
>
SOFTWARE
>
MICROSOFT
>
Windows NT
>
CurrentVersion
>
NetworkList
>
Profiles
>
And then right click the little folders that look like a string of numbers and letters, for example: {8bfas-fda342-8yu97-h9h} type things and Delete all of them. (DO NOT DELETE THE PROFILES FOLDER)