How can I set a description for a network adapter?

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  Hi,

  I'm not sure that you can rename the description of the network adapter interface as it's linked to the driver in use.

  What you can is to rename the network adapter though:

  Rename-NetAdapter -Name "Ethernet" -NewName "ManagementAdapter"

  
  
  

  Best regards,
  Leon

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  • Edited by Leon Laude Thursday, March 7, 2019 2:21 PM
  • Marked as answer by Amirhossein Karimpour Thursday, March 7, 2019 4:08 PM

  Thursday, March 7, 2019 2:21 PM
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  The "InterFaceDescription" is set by the vendor and cannot be changed.

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  Thursday, March 7, 2019 2:55 PM
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  So why in this link this parameter(InterFaceDescription) has been mentioned? 

  Thursday, March 7, 2019 3:09 PM
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  You can query the network adapter by providing the InterfaceDescription, but you cannot rename it.

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  Thursday, March 7, 2019 3:26 PM
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  So why in this link this parameter(InterFaceDescription) has been mentioned? 

  Rename does not set the InterfaceDescription  it just uses it to find the adapters that match that name or names,

  Rename-NetAdapter -InterfaceDescription 'Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265' -NewName somename

  This will only change the  "Name" of the interface or interfaces.

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  Get-NetAdapter -InterfaceDescription 'Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265'

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  • Marked as answer by Amirhossein Karimpour Thursday, March 7, 2019 4:08 PM

  Thursday, March 7, 2019 3:36 PM