Wednesday, 24 April 2013

#Hyper-V - Remove Hidden Network Adapter

Remove Hidden Network Adapter

-Cannot rename this connection. A connection with the name you specified already exists. Specify a different name.
-The IP address XXX.XXX.XXX you have entered for this network adapter is already assigned to another ....




1. System properties > Advanced > Environment Variables...


2. On System variables, select New..., on Variable Name enter devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices
on Variable Value enter 1




3. On Device Manager, click on view, select Show hidden devices.

4. Expend Network adapters, uninstall hidden network.
Hyper-V  (Microsoft Hyper-V Network Adapter)
Physical   (Physical Network Adapter)
*Don't uninstall RAS Async Adapter or any other than Microsoft Hyper-V Network Adapter/Physical Network adapter.