To Enable or Disable A Network Adapter in Network Connections
To Enable or Disable A Network Adapter in Network Connections
To Enable or Disable A Network Adapter in Network Connections
1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Network and Sharing Center icon.
2. Click/tap on Change adapter settings on the left side. (see screenshot below)
A) Click/tap on the network adapter (ex: Ethernet 2), and go to step 6 below. (see screenshot below)
OR
B) Select the network adapter (ex: Ethernet 2), click/tap on Enable this network device in the toolbar, and
go to step 6 below. (see screenshot below)
OR
C) Right click or press and hold on the network adapter (ex: Ethernet 2), click/tap on Enable, and go to step
6 below. (see screenshot below)
OR
B) Right click or press and hold on the network adapter (ex: Ethernet 2), click/tap on Disable, and go to step
6 below. (see screenshot below)
7. When finished, you can close Network Connections and Network and Sharing Center if you like.
OPTION TWO
1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Device Manager icon.
3. Close the Control Panel, expand open Network adapters in Device Manager, and do step 4 or 5 below
for what you would like to do. (see screenshots below step 4 and 5)
A) Select a network adapter (ex: Broadcom NetLink (TM) Gigabit Ethernet #2), click/tap on the Enable
icon on the toolbar, and go to step 6 below. (see screenshot below)
OR
B) Right click or press and hold on a network adapter (ex: Broadcom NetLink (TM) Gigabit Ethernet #2),
click/tap on Enable, and go to step 6 below. (see screenshot below)
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5. To Disable a Network Adapter
A) Select a network adapter (ex: Broadcom NetLink (TM) Gigabit Ethernet #2), click/tap on the Disable
icon on the toolbar, and go to step 5C below. (see screenshot below)
OR
B) Right click or press and hold on a network adapter (ex: Broadcom NetLink (TM) Gigabit Ethernet #2),
click/tap on Disable, and go to step 5C below. (see screenshot below)
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C) Click/tap on Yes, and go to step 6 below. (see screenshot below)
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OPTION THREE
2. In the elevated command prompt, copy and paste the command below, and press Enter. This will show
you all network adapter names on your PC. (see screenshot below)
A) In the elevated command prompt, type the command below, press Enter, and go to step 6 below. (see
screenshot below)
Note
Substitute network adapter name in the command below with the actual adapter name (ex: Ethernet 2)
within quotes from step 2 above that you want to enable.
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5. To Disable a Network Adapter
A) In the elevated command prompt, type the command below, press Enter, and go to step 6 below. (see
screenshot below)
Note
Substitute network adapter name in the command below with the actual adapter name (ex: Ethernet 2)
within quotes from step 2 above that you want to disable.
6. When finished, you can close the elevated command prompt if you like.
OPTION FOUR
2. In the elevated command prompt, copy and paste the command below, and press Enter. This will show
you a list of all network connections on your PC with an index number for each. (see screenshot below)
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3. Do step 4 or 5 below for what you would like to do.
A) In the elevated command prompt, type the command below, press Enter, and go to step 6 below. (see
screenshot below)
Note
Substitute index-number in the command below with the actual index number (ex: 2) of the network
connection (ex: Broadcom NetLink (TM) Gigabit Ethernet) from step 2 above that you want to enable.
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5. To Disable a Network Adapter
A) In the elevated command prompt, type the command below, press Enter, and go to step 6 below. (see
screenshot below)
Note
Substitute index-number in the command below with the actual index number (ex: 2) of the network
connection (ex: Broadcom NetLink (TM) Gigabit Ethernet) from step 2 above that you want to disable.
6. When finished, you can close the elevated command prompt if you like.
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