Windows 10: vEthernet (Default Switch) keeps replicating itself

Every once in a while, the "vEthernet (Default Switch)" on my laptop replicates itself ( e.g. "vEthernet (Default Switch) 2","vEthernet (Default Switch) 3", etc) and sets this new vSwitch as the default. Does anyone know how to stop this (apart from removing Hyper-V - which I need).


I use Hyper-V on my laptop to host a couple of Linux Dev VMs - these utilise the "vEthernet (Default Switch)" adapter that is enabled with Hyper-V. Now this works great to allow my VMs to be NATted out to get updates, or connect with local servers that I may need other resources from (e.g. file servers). In order that I can access these VMs through 3rd party tools such as MObaxterm or PHPstorm I set an additional IP ( e.g. 192.168.56.1) on the vEthernet: I need a static (local) IP on the VMs, as I am doing website development, so I use a 192.168.56 address on them. This allows to me to test and debug my web apps effectively.


However, when the vSwitch replicates itself, it does not have the local IP I have set on the old vSwitch and I cannot add it to on the new vSwitch, until I have removed it from the previous one . Its either that or remove all the replicated vSwitches in Device Manager and reboot, so it can create a new "vEthernet (Default Switch)". All in all it is major irritating - especiually as our work policy is that I need a seperate account to perform admin activties on my computer - so this usually involves typing in these credentials 3 or 4 times to fix it.


I would really like to find a solution to this - I have contemplated moving to VirtualBox, but that seems daft considering I already have Hyper-V availble to me.


I suspect it may be something to do with the fact that I am using a laptop and have two work environments. I have my office setup with its own port replicator and screens, and my home office with a similar setup. The replication appears to happen when I move from one environment to the other - but it does not happen all the time - maybe every week or two.

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How to remove all the vEthernet (Default Switch) once and for all?





As in the screenshot above, I don't know why the vEthernet (Default Switch) on my Windows 10 laptop keeps reproducing itself and auto connecting to it everytime I shut down and switch on the laptop.

Worst is if I switch Wi-Fi networks, it auto connects to the vEthernet (Default Switch) even when i have pre-disabled it before

Please help me find out the root cause of this problem? E.g. :

1. Why this strange occurrence keeps happening (I suspect it is because I installed Docker?)
   
2. Why I can't seem to delete the vEthernet (Default Switch) from Network Connections
   
3. Why does it keep auto connecting to vEthernet (Default Switch) and how to permanently disable it?
   

 

How can I create a virtual switch which allows the virtual client to communicate with the host but not with the internet

The problem was that I used the Default Switch which uses as connection type internal. But the Default Switch does NAT. The following steps solved my problem:

1. Create a new virtual switch with connection type internal.
   
2. Assign a fix IP to the vEthernet adapter on the host (e.g.:192.168.1.1)
   
3. Assign a fix IP to the Ethernet adapter in the virtual machine (e.g.:192.168.1.2)
   

Like that I'm able to do a remote desktop connection from my host to my virtual machine and my virtual machine isn't connected to the internet.

 

Lost default photo viewer after profile rebuild


Thanks Brink. I've tried those steps before i started searching Google. After the profile rebuild i don't have the Photo app listed to choose to make it default in either the system settings for default apps or the Open With option.

I can't even find it doing a search. Seems to have been removed somehow with the profile rebuild, which doesn't make sense.

Might be helpful to list what i've done I've done the open with check, the choose default program in the system menu, tried that in device manager default programs also. I've checked the programs and features Turn windows features on/off and it's not listed there (never thought it was but that was a suggestion), searched the MS Store, it's not listed there either.

I don't like playing in the registry unless i have defined steps and haven't found anything for this yet, just the Win7 version like in my OP.