Whenever I open my Network folder on Windows 10, I see a device called ZTE_Blade_A475. I don't know what this is. My Windows 10 laptop has two usb ports: One has the mouse, the other has a toshiba USB stick. I can right-click on the device and it has "create shortcut" and "properties". Properties tells me that this device is a ZTE_Blade_A475! Thanks properties! Is there a way to get rid of whatever it is?
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Windows 10's "Network" window can show devices that are merely in range of your Wi-Fi AP, but not actually connected. The idea is these may be your guests' devices, and the intent is to give you an opportunity to trigger "Windows Connect Now" (WCN), which uses WPS ("Wi-Fi Protected Setup") to help get those devices onto your network.
But yes, it's very confusing.
If you don't want to see unknown devices in the Windows "Network" window, you can either disable WPS on all your Wi-Fi APs (a good security move), or you can disable the "Windows Connect Now Config Registrar" service (WCNCSVC) in Windows.
See also: Windows 10: Phones appearing in Network
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