How to change the network category from "Public" to "Private" for networks not connected to the internet in Windows 11

Oct 30, 202491

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Even by the end of 2024, Windows 11 still has many issues, particularly with the migration of the Control Panel to the new Settings app. A recent problem encountered is the inability to change the network profile type for non-internet-connected networks (like ZeroTier and some VPN virtual adapters) in the new network settings page. This was possible in the old Control Panel, but it has been removed in the latest version (23H2). To change the network category from Public to Private for a VPN network, you can follow these steps: 1. List all currently connected networks to find your VPN network's name or interface alias: ``` Get-NetConnectionProfile ``` 2. Change the network category to Private using either the network name or interface alias: ``` Set-NetConnectionProfile -Name "YourVPNNetworkName" -NetworkCategory Private ``` or ``` Set-NetConnectionProfile -InterfaceAlias "InterfaceAlias" -NetworkCategory Private ```

Even by the end of 2024, Windows 11 still has many issues, and the migration of the Control Panel to the new Settings still has many problems. One recent issue I encountered is that if there are multiple networks, when using the network properties configuration type in Windows, the new network settings page does not allow changing the configuration type of other networks that are not connected to the internet (such as ZeroTier and some VPN virtual network cards). In the old Control Panel, this could be changed, but now (I am using Windows 11 version 23H2) this option has been removed from the Control Panel, and the migration to Settings is, as mentioned above, not complete...
End of rambling, here are the methods for the settings:

List all currently connected networks. Find the Name (network name) or InterfaceAlias (interface alias) of your VPN network.

Get-NetConnectionProfile

Change the network category from Public to Private

Set-NetConnectionProfile -Name "Your VPN Network Name" -NetworkCategory Private

or

Set-NetConnectionProfile -InterfaceAlias "Interface Alias" -NetworkCategory Private