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Created April 5, 2019 15:44
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Set network adapter name for Windows Server.
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Set-NetworkAdapterName.ps1
$hardwareid = ((gwmi Win32_PnPSignedDriver -Filter "Description = 'Microsoft Hyper-V Network Adapter'").HardwareID[0]).ToUpper();
foreach ($drivername in (gwmi Win32_PnPSignedDriver -Filter "Description = 'Microsoft Hyper-V Network Adapter'").DeviceID) {
$driverid = $drivername.Replace($hardwareid, "").Replace("\", "").ToLower();
$registryPath = "HKLM:\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\VMBUS\" + $hardwareid.Replace("VMBUS\", "").ToLower() + "\" + $driverid;
Set-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name "FriendlyName" -Value "NIC Name Goes Here"
}
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