Change Network Profile in Windows

This article will guide you through how to change the network profile for a given network connection on Windows 10.

Windows Power Shell
Microsoft Windows 10 does not contain an easily accessible menu option for changing the network profile. Consequently, a command line interface must be used to change the profile. Follow the steps below to change the network profile.

Open Power Shell Prompt
1. Open up a start menu and type Windows PowerShell

2. Right-click on the icon labelled Windows PowerShell and select Run As Administrator

3. A message will appear, asking if you would like to allow the program to make changes to your device. In most cases, you would want to press "Yes", but always proceed with caution. Running any program with elevated privileges constitutes a security risk.

4. A command prompt will then appear. Follow the steps below to complete the configuration.

Change to private
5(a). In the command line, type the following commands to change the profile to private:

 $Profile = Get-NetConnectionProfile -InterfaceAlias Ethernet1 $Profile.NetworkCategory = "Private" Set-NetConnectionProfile -InputObject $Profile

Change to public
5(b). In the command line, type the following commands to change the profile to public:

 $Profile = Get-NetConnectionProfile -InterfaceAlias Ethernet1 $Profile.NetworkCategory = "Public" Set-NetConnectionProfile -InputObject $Profile