This worked for me:
netsh interface set interface "Local Area Connection" disable/enable
"netsh interface set interface name="Ethernet" admin=disabled" stopped working a few days ago
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(118.4, 66%, 21%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EM%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Mehrcraft
1
Reputation point
I used netsh to enable/disable my network connection on Windows 10 for well over a month with no issues, then a few days ago they stopped functioning.
Did a recent windows 10 update change the syntax for netsh?
- If yes, what is the new syntax?
- If no, can anybody help me figure out what is happening and how to fix it?
"Ethernet" is indeed my current Interface Name (verified) and this is what I see:
D:\tmp>netsh interface set interface name="Ethernet" admin=disabled
The system cannot find the file specified.
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Networking | Network connectivity and file sharing
4 answers
Sort by: Most helpful
-
Albert 5 Reputation points2024-10-22T21:51:18.54+00:00 -
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(243.2, 8%, 33%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EC%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
ciekafe777 0 Reputation points2026-02-18T20:32:18.4233333+00:00 To anyone still looking for this. This is only way i found to work.
netsh interface set interface "your interface name" disable"disable" without "d", and you have to run this as admin. I have .bat file and a shortcut to it and shortcut is set to Run as administrator.
-
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(128, 8%, 22%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EA%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Anonymous2022-10-12T20:50:36.917+00:00 PowerShell to the rescue.
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/scripting/enabling-and-disabling-network-adapters-with-powershell/--please don't forget to
upvoteandAccept as answerif the reply is helpful---
Anonymous
2022-10-13T12:45:44.587+00:00 Just checking if there's any progress or updates?
--please don't forget to
upvoteandAccept as answerif the reply is helpful--
Sign in to comment -
-
Mehrcraft 1 Reputation point
2022-10-12T20:31:53.357+00:00 Bump, no answers.
I guess Ms people don't even look at their primary support channel. Sigh.
Is there a place to do a formal bug report? It is pretty obvious that they broke Windows 10 netsh during an update.