Turn internet access off

Martin_the_Unjust

Veteransaver said:

If you open the laptop up you may be able to locate the wireless driver and physically disconnect it.
Thought that makes it a pain if you need to update it or something.
If you disable it in device manager it should stay disabled unless someone quite savvy goes in and renables it.

I’m not entirely convinced that Windows wouldn’t enable it.

Miser1964

In most laptops (not Macs) the WiFi card is removable after which there's no way it'll reconnect. The WiFi card will have aerial wires connected to it.

km1500

you should disable the adapter as you mentioned above

however immediately afterwards run services.msc and look for the wLAN service then stop it and disable it

if you really want the nuclear option then look at the service manual for your laptop take the back off it and unplug and remove the wireless card

DullGreyGuy

All seem major overkill and makes installing new software or bug fixes much more difficult -v- simply setting up a Child account for them to use in which it is disabled but still working in the Parent account so updates can be applied etc.

Martin_the_Unjust

DullGreyGuy said:

All seem major overkill and makes installing new software or bug fixes much more difficult -v- simply setting up a Child account for them to use in which it is disabled but still working in the Parent account so updates can be applied etc.

If it’s just been used for typing letters and playing patience there is no need for updates etc etc

km1500

stopping the wlan service will not hinder windows update

MouldyOldDough

You'll have to do something drastic - like create a limited account for her - protect admin by a password

cerebus

MouldyOldDough said:

You'll have to do something drastic - like create a limited account for her - protect admin by a password

You should be doing this on every pc/laptop anyway as it stops background downloads (viruses) protects the main admin account and if the limited account does get a virus you can delete it and set up a new one 

Sounds like the person the op is trying to protect has knowledgeable friends thar can bypass any restrictions put on the pc in minutes,  you can remove the wifi card however what's stopping someone sticking in a usb dongle?

All you can really do is make sure that a) she doesn't know the wifi password or b) take the pc off them or c) just check the pc from time to time to see what they are looking at

I don't know much about power of attorney , so can someone please tell me what rights someone with power of attorney have with regards to banning someone from using the internet

victor2

@Martin_the_Unjust, can't you just talk to whoever is in charge at the care home and ask them to instruct the staff not to reconnect it? Maybe even get their IT "person" to block that particular device from their WiFi?

EnPointe

Martin_the_Unjust said:

I know a severely disabled adult with an acquired brain injury.

One of her few pleasures is typing letters in notepad and playing patience on her PC (running windows 10)

She is a vulnerable adult and as such it is unsafe for her to access the internet.

I have tried various methods of trying to block her PC from accessing the net but it seems that every time we visit her the PC has managed to connect to the care home WiFi, I’m not sure if that is down to Windows or ‘helpful’ other residents or staff member.

Is there some way I can permanently block her PC from accessing the net?

Thank you

is there a specific issue  that  has led to  this conclusion ?

has a proper  mental Capacity  Act  assessment been conductied  in this regard?

is there clear and documented  reason for this Deprivation of Liberty ?

or is this just misplaced paternalistic  ableism ?

https://www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/capacity-social-media-and-the-internet/