Unique problem with the display of available networks

So a few weeks ago I noticed that when I click on the network icon in my taskbar, I get a sliding window that shows my networks, connections and modes. Screenshot
This is not desirable to me. What I'd like to see is the way it used to be and looks somewhat like when you open the Action Screen and click on Network. Screenshot .
I've searched for an answer for some time before posting, but I don't think I know how to word it correctly. "My available networks screen is not displaying correctly" just didn't give me the desired search results. Nor did the 20 other patterns that I tried. I hope this all makes sense and someone can tell me what I did in order to much this up.
Thank you in advance.

Particulars:
OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Version 10.0.18362 Build 18362
System Model HP EliteBook 840 G6
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8565U CPU @ 1.80GHz, 1992 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 32.0 GB

bro67 said:

It is no different than how a radio or tv sees available transmitters. You cannot just tell the Wifi card to ignore all broadcasting SSID’s. Same with the OS.

Actually, it is different. It's not the availability of the networks or anything like that, its the display of information. The display used to show up like the second example when I clicked on the network icon. Now it does not, it displays per the first example, and not coming up from the bottom of the screen but sliding in from the right side. If you click on your network icon, you will see what I'm talking about.

Open a cmd prompt type

netsh wlan show networks

Does it show correct?

bro67 said:

Nothing has changed other than menus now slide out when clicking on the icon in Taskbar. Every SSID Beacon will show when you open up the network menu in the icon in task icons on the right side of the Taskbar. You can not pick and choose which beacons to show up while they are broadcasting in the free. You can only connect to those that are Open or you know the Passphrase key to.

Yes, you get it! I don't care about what "beacons" show up. I care about the behavior of the menus in that they "slide out". I dislike that action, I would like that they do not slide out from the side. It's obtrusive and takes up more of the screen than is necessary. I would like that the menu acts as it did before and display as my second example (above) shows. Thank you for taking the time to understand.

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Samuria said:

Open a cmd prompt type

netsh wlan show networks

Does it show correct?

Yes, of course it does. The content of the available networks was never in question. But I did learn a new command to run at a troubleshooting tool. Thank you for this.

dtolbert said:

Yes, you get it! I don't care about what "beacons" show up. I care about the behavior of the menus in that they "slide out".... I would like that the menu acts as it did before...

Your first screenshot is the Windows 8/8.1 style of flyout, the second is the Windows 10 style. The old W8 style is still available in W10, controlled by the value of the REG_DWORD ReplaceVan in:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Network

0 = default W10 style
1 = open in Settings
2 = W8/8.1 style


By default you should not have permission to modify ReplaceVan though, which rather begs the question of how your ReplaceVan got changed in the first place. Have you been playing about with the Registry?


To get permission you have to take ownership of the Network key and give yourself full control. See Option Four, Step 3 here:

Change Owner of File, Folder, Drive, or Registry Key in Windows 10

When you are done, you should give ownership back to the original owner: NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller




Edit: ...and after writing all the above, I find there's been a Ten Forums tutorial on just this subject since 2015.

Change Open Target for Network System Icon in Windows 10

Bree said:

Your first screenshot is the Windows 8/8.1 style of flyout, the second is the Windows 10 style. The old W8 style is still available in W10, controlled by the value of the REG_DWORD ReplaceVan in:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Network

0 = default W10 style
1 = open in Settings
2 = W8/8.1 style


By default you should not have permission to modify ReplaceVan though, which rather begs the question of how your ReplaceVan got changed in the first place. Have you been playing about with the Registry?


To get permission you have to take ownership of the Network key and give yourself full control. See Option Four, Step 3 here:

Change Owner of File, Folder, Drive, or Registry Key in Windows 10

When you are done, you should give ownership back to the original owner: NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller




Edit: ...and after writing all the above, I find there's been a Ten Forums tutorial on just this subject since 2015.

Change Open Target for Network System Icon in Windows 10

You sir, made my day. My search terminology did not include "Open Target" nor the word "System" and that may have prevented me from locating the tutorial that you provided. As I don't have any recollection of being in that particular reg key (although, at 60, it's entirely possible), I can imagine how that key may have been changed. I have used various Microsoft Fixit's in the past, but I can't imagine one of those changing that particular setting.
So, this has solved my problem, caused me to learn something, and at the very least, given me something to teach someone else about. Be well and thank you for your assistance.

dtolbert said:

You sir, made my day... this has solved my problem, caused me to learn something, and at the very least, given me something to teach someone else about. Be well and thank you for your assistance.