I have a Windows 10 PC running Hyper-V. Everything works well.
I've learned that when Hyper-V installs, it sort of "takes over" the networking in that PC. Everything starts going through the Hyper-V networking components, even traffic directly from the host to the Internet. This manifests in a network called "Hyper-V Virtual Ethernet Adapter" appearing in the adapters list on the host.
But now I need to troubleshoot a wireless connection problem that only happens at a specific site, and in that site only with some of the antennas, and even there, it connects for moments before losing access. I was asked by the company installing the wireless in that building to try a test with Hyper-V "out of the way", which I guess, makes sense. Most people there don't have Hyper-V, and don't have problems. On the other hand, my PC connects just fine in all sorts of places, it only has weird problems here.
The question:
How can I temporarily disable Hyper-V networking components, short of uninstalling Hyper-V, so I can do a differential diagnosis and determine if Hyper-V is the cause of my problems or not?
Best Answer
Hyper-V does this if your virtual switch is shared with the management operating system. You can temporarily remove the Hyper-V virtual switch to remove the Hyper-V virtual ethernet adapter.