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Changes to API behavior for Wi-Fi access and location

In order to better manage which apps have access to location, Windows is planning to add new privacy controls. Currently, an app can view the Wi-Fi networks to be found in the vicinity of the device running the app and use those networks to determine the precise location of the device. But going forward, access to APIs that provide the necessary Basic Service Set Identifiers (BSSIDs) will be restricted to only those apps that the user has configured as being allowed to access the user's precise location... read more

This short article tells how to install the WiFi Frameworks and start using it with your IDE.

This article describes how the WiFi Framework calls events in UI and in console and service applications.

SoftAP is an abbreviated term for "software-enabled access point". This is software enabling a computer that has not been specifically made to be a router into a wireless access point. It is often used interchangeably with the term "virtual router". This article describes how to use the WiFi Framework to switch your PC into WLAN access point.

The Microsoft Windows networking environment allows multihomed computers to connect to several networks simultaneously. There may be multiple wireless networks available, along with LAN and dial-up connections. An application often needs to know if the machine has LAN or internet connectivity and take actions depending on that. This article describes how to use the WiFi Framework to get notifications about network connections.

The WiFi Sniffer switches your WiFi adapter to the Monitor Mode that enables it to "listen" to the air for all WiFi data transferred between WiFi-enabled devices. The monitor mode allows a computer with a wireless network interface controller to monitor all traffic received from the wireless network. It allows packets to be captured without having to associate with an access point or ad hoc network first. This article describes how the WiFi Framework can be used to capture raw WiFi packets.

Remote ID is a system that allows drones to transmit identification and location information. This information can be received by other airspace participants, including authorities, pilots, and the general public.