Windows 10: Powershell Set-NetConnectionProfile -IPv4Connectivity 'Internet' not setting profile but...

My Wifi connection randomly disconnects from the internet. Using PowerShell Get-NetConnectionProfile, I found that the IPv4Connectivity attribute on the network profile changes from Internet to LocalNetwork when my internet disconnection happens.Name : Asus-5Ghz-2InterfaceAlias : Broken Wifi InterfaceIndex : 20 NetworkCategory : Private IPv4Connectivity : Internet --> LocalNetworkIPv6Connectivity : NoTrafficHence, I tried to use PowerShell Set-NetConnectionProfile to set IPv4Connectivity attribute back to Internet from LocalNetwork. The command I used is as per the exampl

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Set Network Location to Private or Public in Windows 10


Hi Brink great job I have one more way of changing the network location so if you ever get the time to add an option 4 here it is, Feel free to delete this post if you do.

Option 4 To Change Network Location in Settings in Powershell

open Powershell as an administrator





Enter this command
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Get-NetConnectionProfile

Find the interface you would like to change, In my case it is Ethernet-2.
Note: Originally my interface was called " Ethernet 2 " Powershell would not accept the following commands with a space so I renamed the interface to " Ethernet-2 " .

To change the interface type or copy paste the following command

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Set-NetConnectionProfile -InterfaceAlias Ethernet-2 -NetworkCategory Private

Or to set it to Public

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Set-NetConnectionProfile -InterfaceAlias Ethernet-2 -NetworkCategory Public

Note you can also change the interface by using other names
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Name             : XXXXX InterfaceAlias   : Wi-Fi InterfaceIndex   : 8 NetworkCategory  : Public IPv4Connectivity : Internet IPv6Connectivity : NoTraffic Name             : Unidentified InterfaceAlias   : Ethernet 2 InterfaceIndex   : 14 NetworkCategory  : Public IPv4Connectivity : NoTraffic IPv6Connectivity : NoTraffic  Set-NetConnectionProfile -InterfaceIndex 14 -NetworkCategory Private Set-NetConnectionProfile -IPv4Connectivity NoTraffic -NetworkCategory Private  and so on.

No matter what I do the changes are not persistent after a reboot no matter what method I have tried in your tutorial I think it has something to do with " Network location Awareness " I think I will have to make a automated task in task scheduler to make it persistant.

Before and after picks of Network and sharing center

 

How to set the network profile for Public, Home, etc. in Windows 10??

To change it now, you either have to delete the network profile and let it recreate - make sure you choose the right setting! Or you can use PowerShell:

Open Start

Type: powershell

Right click powershell

Click Run as administrator

Type the following at the command prompt then hit Enter:

Get-NetConnectionProfile

This command will list the profiles and from which you need to find the index number

Set-NetConnectionProfile -InterfaceIndex 1 -NetworkCategory Private

Where 1 is the index number of the profile to change so it might be a different number other than 1 on your system.

 

Cannot change network profile from Public to Private

I have searched and seen numerous posts about the latest builds of Windows 10 removing the easy way to change your network profile from Public to Private, and vice versa. I have tried both the Powershell (Admin) method and the registry change method. With
both, the changes do not stick. Below is what I get when I run Powershell:

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> get-NetConnectionProfile

Name : xxxxx 3
InterfaceAlias : Wi-Fi 2
InterfaceIndex : 20
NetworkCategory : Public
IPv4Connectivity : Internet
IPv6Connectivity : NoTraffic

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> set-NetConnectionProfile -InterfaceIndex 20 -NetworkCategory Private
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> get-NetConnectionProfile

Name : xxxxx 3
InterfaceAlias : Wi-Fi 2
InterfaceIndex : 20
NetworkCategory : Public
IPv4Connectivity : Internet
IPv6Connectivity : NoTraffic

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>

I am on Windows 10 Home, Build 17134. I would appreciate any help the community can give to resolve this issue, hopefully without a full wipe and re-installation.