Network Setup

Guide for cleaning hidden network devices and setting adapter properties.

Disable Hidden Devices

Open Device Manager and under View select "Show hidden devices". Delete greyed-out ghost network devices.

Change Adapter Properties

  1. Press Win + R, type ncpa.cpl, and click OK.
  2. Right-click your active connection and click Properties.
  3. Click Configure > Advanced and set the following:
    • Advanced EEE -> Disabled
    • ARP Offload -> Disabled
    • Flow Control -> Disabled
    • IPv4 Checksum Offload -> Disabled
    • Large Send Offload v2 (IPv6) -> Disabled
    • Network Address -> Not Present
    • TCP Checksum Offload (IPv6) -> Disabled
    • UDP Checksum Offload (IPv6) -> Disabled

Disable Unused Network Adapters

In ncpa.cpl, right-click and select Disable on all other network adapters besides your primary active connection and active VPN interface.

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