Working notes on Network: Delete ghost adapter names, Network profiles, and Route IP.
Topics
Delete ghost adapter names
Remove ghosted network adapter entries by deleting matching GUIDs from Control\Network and Tcpip together.
Network profiles
Rename or delete network profiles in the registry, and stop USB tethering from creating a new profile each connect.
Route IP
Bind an extra IP to the loopback adapter with netsh int ip add addr, and remove it.
Updated:
2026 Aug 19
