How to UNINSTALL an ethernet adapter using CMD (Batch file)

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How to UNINSTALL an ethernet adapter using CMD (Batch file)

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I am attempting to drum up some batch files specifically to automate network troubleshooting at my job. I'm relatively new to "complex" CMD commands, and have been looking into a way to uninstall an ethernet adapter off a system using a CMD command. I've seen other forums make mention of DevCon and some 3rd party middleware, but I'm trying to do this with as little input and administrative overhead as humanly possible, since this automation is intended to be used by customers whose systems we cannot remote into (due to internet connectivity issues). Can a scripting expert please point me in the right direction?

MotoX80 35,626 Reputation points

2023-02-15T23:42:14.2533333+00:00

Are you going to pre-load the script on their pc's? Because if they can't access the network, they would have no way to download it. What if they need updated drivers to the NIC? Still no way to download them.

In the past, how often has "delete and reinstall the NIC" been a solution to a customer problem? Seems like an extreme measure to me. I would think that a firewall issue would be a more likely culprit based on your comments.

Didn't the Windows Network troubleshooter resolve the problem?

What are these users doing that corrupts their NIC configuration?

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MotoX80 35,626 Reputation points

2023-02-15T23:42:14.2533333+00:00

Are you going to pre-load the script on their pc's? Because if they can't access the network, they would have no way to download it. What if they need updated drivers to the NIC? Still no way to download them.

In the past, how often has "delete and reinstall the NIC" been a solution to a customer problem? Seems like an extreme measure to me. I would think that a firewall issue would be a more likely culprit based on your comments.

Didn't the Windows Network troubleshooter resolve the problem?

What are these users doing that corrupts their NIC configuration?

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Hello there,

If you are not planning on automation am simple CMD might come handy.

Open CMD as admin

-Now, if you're trying to remove an Ethernet (wired) connection, input: netsh lan show profiles

-But, if you're trying to remove a Wi-Fi (wireless) connection, input: netsh wlan show profiles

-Find the network adapter you want to remove from the list and make a note of the interface name found at the top of each profile.

-Next, input the following command to remove a wired network adapter interface: netsh lan delete profile interface="InterfaceName"

Or, input the following command to remove a wireless network adapter interface: netsh wlan delete profile interface="InterfaceName"

Hope this resolves your Query !!

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