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  1. Solved vEthernet adapter appeared and can't remove

    Thanks maybe I didn't explain it well before but I did all that. Pretty sure it was created when I updated Phone Link and enabled it. I'm not going to try to completely remove it as I've read some horror stories about attempting to that. Also this short note by Microsoft: Phone Link Uninstall

  2. Solved vEthernet adapter appeared and can't remove

    OK, I think I might know what created it and why it won't go away. I was playing with Phone Link a while back and it seems it does setup a virtual adapter. Even when Phone Link is disabled the virtual adapter stays. Would probably have to nuke the entire app but it is heavily embedded in the...

  3. Solved vEthernet adapter appeared and can't remove

    I just don't know what that would be. I have found 2 wifi direct virtual direct adapters in hidden items in Device Manager. They reappear after a reboot when I uninstall/delete them. So yes something is creating them. I'll have to keep digging.

  4. Solved vEthernet adapter appeared and can't remove

    Could Avast antivirus be doing it? Have had a few years though and never saw this before.

  5. Solved vEthernet adapter appeared and can't remove

    So just unchecking Hyper-V in features doesn't get rid of it? Weird part is I didn't have it checked as an added feature when the adapter appeared. Enabling Hyper-V , rebooting then disabling and rebooting didn't get rid of it either. Not aware of anything on my system that needs vEthernet...

  6. Solved vEthernet adapter appeared and can't remove

    Recently discovered a vEthernet adapter appearing in the adapter settings of Network and Sharing. I don't know when it got installed, maybe during the 24H2 update. The thing is I can't make any changes to it like stop it from being the default, uninstall it or disable it. Very frustrating as I'm...

  7. DISM Scan - "The Component Store is Repairable" Problem

    Want to thank OP and everyone who's replied. I always trusted sfc command to tell me if there was an issue with component store. Well come to find out not necessarily so. I ran sfc and it said all was fine so ran the Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth and reported repairable. Ran the...

  8. I Keep Getting Disconnect Sounds

    Have you looked at the power management option in Device Manager for the USB hub?

  9. Does Replacing a Motherboard Necessitate Having to Reinstall Windows from Scratch?

    Excellent point!

  10. Can't add device on bluetooth

    Also see if Bluetooth Support Service is set to automatic.

  11. Windows Keeps Creating New Network Profile Registry Entries

    Pretty sure he's looking in registry. Notice the "2" it has created as an additional profile for my 2.4GHz wifi network. This is in addition to the original in one of the other folders which has no number. I clean mine up every so often.

  12. I noticed on an install I have a crazy date that MS uses to restore of year 2042

    No help but makes me glad I don't use my MS account on my computers, only local account. Sure looks and sounds like a mess.

  13. Windows Keeps Creating New Network Profile Registry Entries

    Yep, I go in and clear them up every so often. It happens on both my LAN and WiFi networks. Adds an ascending number like 2, 3 and so on. Is an annoyance mostly. I even delete the original without the numeration and everything still works, may have to enter passkey again on reboot.

  14. Solved Weird WinZip behavior (Error 740: The requested operation requires elevation)

    Not good to assume so I'll ask. Latest version and tried uninstalling, reboot, then reinstall?

  15. Solved Weird WinZip behavior (Error 740: The requested operation requires elevation)

    Old 7-Zip user here so not much help. No issues with it. Did you try going manually into the exe and set the privileges for the user account?
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