How to Enable/ work with Network Address Translation (NAT) mode in Windows 11 Home without Hyper-V?

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How to Enable/ work with Network Address Translation (NAT) mode in Windows 11 Home without Hyper-V?

Chintan G 0

I want to enable NAT mode on one of the NIC. However it seems it can not be done without Hyper-V installed and same is not available for Windows 11 Home.

is there a code (c#/c++) alternative for NetNat (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/netnat/) cmdlet for powershell.

essjae 366 Reputation points

2025-04-02T08:52:18.8933333+00:00

Even with Hyper-V, the NAT interface is for VMs, not the host PC. What are you trying to do?
Chintan G 0 Reputation points

2025-04-02T14:09:02.39+00:00

@essjae I want to enable NAT mode for the virtual network adapter. However it seems at present there is no straightforward way to do this. It can be achieved through Hyper-V, but that's not available in all versions of the window.
essjae 366 Reputation points

2025-04-02T16:42:25.5366667+00:00

Yes, but why? What are you trying to do? The Hyper-V NAT interface does nothing for the host PC, it provides network access to VMs using the host's connection. A NAT connection on the host, for the host, would be meaningless.

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essjae 366 Reputation points

2025-04-02T08:52:18.8933333+00:00

Even with Hyper-V, the NAT interface is for VMs, not the host PC. What are you trying to do?
Chintan G 0 Reputation points

2025-04-02T14:09:02.39+00:00

@essjae I want to enable NAT mode for the virtual network adapter. However it seems at present there is no straightforward way to do this. It can be achieved through Hyper-V, but that's not available in all versions of the window.
essjae 366 Reputation points

2025-04-02T16:42:25.5366667+00:00

Yes, but why? What are you trying to do? The Hyper-V NAT interface does nothing for the host PC, it provides network access to VMs using the host's connection. A NAT connection on the host, for the host, would be meaningless.

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Ian Xue-MSFT 41,691 Microsoft External Staff

Hi Chintan Gajjar,

Thanks for your post. Please understand that this is an improper use of NAT in Hyper-V or any other like App such as VMware. NAT is for DHCP and IP addresses will change occasionally. If you wish to have a Static IP address, you can set up an External Network Switch in Hyper-V (so Bridged Network) and then the Guest will get an IP on the Host Network Router. That can be Static if you wish.

Best Regards,

Ian Xue

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