Windows 10: Changing network profile for Hyper-V virtual internal ethernet adapter

My Windows 10 operates Hyper-V and defines multiple virtual network adapters. For the host OS, the virtual adapter for external connection vEthernet External to the router can be categorised as private network.




However, the virtual adapter vEthernet Internal that I use as an internal network to communicate with guest VMs, I cannot find any way to change its profile to private. Where is the UI or command line or possibly Registry path I need to hack to change this?

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hyper-v virtual Ethernet adapter multiplying

hello,

every time i restart my computer a new "Hyper-V Virtual Ethernet Adapter" appears in my device manager. I've tried deleting/uninstalling and disabling them, but keeps replicating.





I don't even have a VM running at the moment.





Also, can't delete the default switch.





Thanks for help.

 

hyper-v virtual Ethernet adapter multiplying

You cannot delete the default switch.

 

Hyper-V virtualization - Setup and Use in Windows 10  


OK. I think you'd be better off with a clean install *Wink but if you have patience you could try this:

1. In Hyper-V Virtual Switch Manager, remove all switches. I mean all of them!
2. In Network Connections, remove all adapters labeled as vEthernet (any name). Right click all remaining (physical) adapters, if they are bridged remove from the bridge
3. Reboot, connect with Ethernet
4. In Hyper-V Virtual Switch Manager, create a new external switch connecting it to the Ethernet adapter
5. Open your Windows 7 vm settings (you still have it?), change the Network Adapter to the external switch you just created
6. Start your Windows 7 vm, It should now have network connection

If this works, we can try re-create your wireless external switch.

This is how the adapter properties on your host should look when the virtual switches have been created correctly. First, the host physical NIC properties, everything else is unselected, only the Hyper-V Extensible Switch being selected:



Then the vEthernet adapter, the virtual switch connected to the above NIC. Everything else selected except the Hyper-V Extensible Switch and MS Network Adapter Multiplexor Protocol :



Seen in Device Manager, each virtual switch should be mentioned in Network adapters:


In my case the three switches seen in Device Manager are the same three shown in PowerShell with Get-VMSwitch:



We continue when you have either decided to reinstall or gone through the steps I listed above