How to Disable Inbuilt Wi-Fi Adapter

 

1. Open Start.
2. Search for Device Manager, and click the top result to open the app.
3. Expand the Network adapters category.
4. Right-click the adapter you want, and select the Disable device option.

5. Click the Yes button.

Enable adapter

To enable a network adapter using Device Manager, use these steps:

1. Open Start.
2. Search for Device Manager, and click the top result.
3. Expand the Network adapters category.
4. Right-click the adapter you want, and select the Enable device option.

                                                                        

How to enable or disable network adapters using Command Prompt

You can also use the netsh command on Windows 10 to disable or re-enable network adapters on your device.

Disable adapter

To disable a network adapter with the netsh command, use these steps:

1. Open Start.
2. Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option.
3. Type the following command to identify the name of the adapter you want to disable and press Enter: netsh interface show interface
4. Type the following command to disable the Wi-Fi or Ethernet adapter and press Enter: netsh interface set interface "YOUR-ADAPTER-NAME" disable

                                                                           

                                                                      

In the command, remember to specify the name of the adapter you want to disable. The quotation marks are only required if there are spaces within the name.

Enable adapter

To enable a network adapter with the netsh command, use these steps:

1. Open Start.
2. Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option.
3. Type the following command to identify the name of the adapter you want to enable and press Enter: netsh interface show interface
4. Type the following command to disable the wireless or wired network adapter and press Enter: netsh interface set interface "YOUR-ADAPTER-NAME" enable

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netsh int ip reset

netsh advfirewall reset

netcfg -d