I was given an incorrect security key for a WiFi network.
I tried to connect WiFi but the attempt failed.
All Windows 11 indicated was 'Unable to connect to this network' - no indication that authentication had failed.
I followed advice for debugging WiFi problems: disabling and re-enabling WiFi, Forgetting the WiFi connection, rebooting Windows 11 and the router, disabling and re-enabling the WiFi device.
An utter waste of time.
If Windows 11 had indicated 'Authentication failed' instead of 'Unable to connect to this network', it would have been a quick fix.
My mistake was to assume that since Windows 11 didn't report an authentication failure, that authentication had not failed. Silly me!
Why is it so hard from Microsoft to provide useful error messages?
'Unable to connect to this network' provides no actionable information other than what I already know: the WiFi isn't connected.
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