The windows "take ownership" solution didn't work for me. Also, Microsoft Office doesn't have this problem, only OpenOffice.

Didn't work for me. Only a complete system refresh helped. What a pain.

Thanks for the suggestions. I tried changing the power option, no luck. I did download the proset version. The lastest version I could find (15.18.0.1) is dated May, 2015. I even tried going back to...

I have the same problem. This didn't work for me.

Me too. See other symptoms here:
Network problems - Windows 10 Forums

This didn't work for me. Still no "wireless properties" button

Hardware: Alienware running Windows 10, wifi: Intel(R) Centrino(R) Wireless-N 2230

Symptoms:
1)Under "Manage wifi settings", there is no choice for "Manage known networks".
2)Each time I...

I have the same problem except that there is no "Manage known Networks" section under "Manage WiFi settings" . I've tried re-installing the correct manufacturer's driver and re-installing the...

This is what it *should* look like (from another machine):

I know exactly what you mean. Yes, I see that but when I log out (or reboot or hibernate) it does *not* connect automatically. Something having to do with wifi settings is broken. Here is what the...

This doesn't work. There's something wrong with my OS, as is evident from the other symptoms. I can't "forget" a network (or remember it).

Symptoms:
1)Under one user account, wifi settings are not preserved. If I run
ms-settings:network
and select "Manage wifi settings", there is no choice for "Manage known networks".
2)Under a...

Right on. Fixed via Avast option.

Tried the TAKEOWN method (elevated command prompt) on a folder created by SYSTEM (AVAST) and got the above message. 'Take Ownership' in Context Menu also fails as does trying to edit or change...

Turned out to be my anti virus program, Avast Free.

In the last 48 hours, some .exe files do not execute. If started from explorer, explorer hangs. No error messages. These files run on another Win 10 machine. Nothing obvious in the event viewer. I...