Windows 10 Network Interfaces

Discussion in 'Software' started by ahenrikson, Dec 25, 2016.

  1. ahenrikson

    ahenrikson Private E-2

    Hello all! I am having a problem renaming my network interfaces in windows 10. I have done the following.
    • Opened Network and Sharing Center then Adapter Settings and Tried to Rename Wi-Fi 3 to Wi-Fi and came up with error "Cannot Rename this Connection"
    • Opened Regedit and went to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Network\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Network\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} and edited all the Keys with valid entries
    https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4655491/network%20issues.bmp
    • Ran cmd as administrator with the following commands - netsh int ip reset - netsh interface ipv4 reset - netsh ipv6 reset - netsh interface set interface name="Wi-Fi 3" newname="Wi-Fi" with error 'You were not connected because a duplicate name exists on the network. If joining a domain, go to System in Control Panel to change the computer name and try again. If joining a workgroup, choose another workgroup name.'
    • Ran devcon.exe as shown in the article http://www.windowsinfo.eu/?p=356
    • Also ran regedit with the same commands and cmd netsh commands with psexec.exe -d -i -s for example psexec.exe -d -i -s regedit.exe
    • psexec.exe was opened using cmd as administrator
    Any help would be great!

    Thanks!

    P.S. The network interface name change does not appear on lock screen, when I change Cellular 2 to Cellular says Cellular 2 on lockscreen. Assuming network interface names can be changed as long as it is specified with correct device.

    Edit:
    The system is an upgrade reinstallation of Windows 10.
     

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