netsh - system cannot find the file specified

Question

Hi,

I am trying to use netsh but is unable to do so, yet I am able to execute netsh when doing show interface. Here is the output of the powershell.

PowerShell 7.3.5
PS C:\Users\user> netsh interface show interface

Admin State State Type Interface Name

Enabled Disconnected Dedicated OpenVPN Wintun
Enabled Disconnected Dedicated Local Area Connection
Enabled Disconnected Dedicated Local Area Connection 2
Enabled Disconnected Dedicated OpenVPN TAP-Windows6
Enabled Disconnected Dedicated OpenVPN Data Channel Offload
Enabled Disconnected Dedicated Wi-Fi 2
Disabled Disconnected Dedicated Wi-Fi

PS C:\Users\user> netsh interface set interface "wi-fi 2" disable
The system cannot find the file specified.

PS C:\Users\user> netsh.exe interface set interface "Local Area Connection" disable
The system cannot find the file specified.

System Path is still the same.

PS C:\Users\user> $env:path -split ";"
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.PowerShell_7.3.5.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
C:\WINDOWS\system32
C:\WINDOWS
C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem
C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\
C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH\
C:\Program Files\WireGuard\
C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\
C:\Program Files\dotnet\
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps
PS C:\Users\user>

So, what seems to be wrong? And how do I fix it?

Answer 1

Please try this from admin Command Prompt:

netsh.exe interface set interface name="Local Area Connection" admin=disabled

Your solution doesn't work for me, i use win11 pro, any other suggestion i can try ?

Answer 2

Please try this from admin Command Prompt:

netsh.exe interface set interface name="Local Area Connection" admin=disabled