Unless you are using a laptop, i suggest you turn off the "automatically connect to this network" in the settings. Upon closer inspection, those do not look like standard Win7/8 icons for network ...

This post will help you in doing so. Later, you can also show the network icon again. In the first step, open the Registry Editor using the Run Command (Win+R) box or any of your preferred options.

A fundamental element that networks have in common is the network switch, which helps connect devices for the purpose of sharing resources within a local area network (LAN). A network switch is a ...

The easiest way to understand the difference between a network switch and a router is to consider how "smart" they are, or their ability to intelligently connect devices together. A network switch ...