How Do I Delete Redundant Network Connections from a Windows ECS?

Method 1

1. Press Win+R. In the displayed dialog box, enter regedit and press Enter to open the registry editor.

   Note

   Modifying a registry may cause a system startup failure. So, back up the registry before modifying it.

2. Open the following registry key:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Profiles

   Click each item under Profiles and query the Data column of ProfileName in the right pane.

3. Double-click ProfileName and set Value Data to the name of a new network.

4. Restart the ECS for the change to take effect.

Method 2

1. Press Win+R. In the displayed dialog box, enter regedit and press Enter to open the registry editor.

   Note

   Modifying a registry may cause a system startup failure. So, back up the registry before modifying it.

2. Open the following registry keys:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Profiles

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Signatures\Unmanaged

3. Delete the directories shown in the following figure.

   

   Figure 1 Registry directory

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