I found in my WIN 8.1, there are so many WAN miniports in my device manager. And i can't delete any of them, Is it normal? What are they?
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- windows 8 pro 64bit
So many WAN miniports (XXX) and can't be deleted
- Thread starter demonguy
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Those are part of Windows to ensure functionality so you can't turn it off. However, you can probably get rid of those " #2" by going to registry:
Computer\HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentConrolSet
Just make a complete system image first as precautions and be careful not to edit the incorrect key or you will have to reimage your system.
Computer\HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentConrolSet
Just make a complete system image first as precautions and be careful not to edit the incorrect key or you will have to reimage your system.
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- Windows 8.1 Pro x64 with Media Center
- Computer type
- Tablet
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Surface Pro 3
- CPU
- Core i5 4300U @ 1.9 GHz
- Motherboard
- Surface Pro 3
- Memory
- 8092 MB DDR3-L 1.35 V SDRAM @ 1600 MHz
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel HD 4400 @ 200 MHz
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Built-in 3:2 display
- Screen Resolution
- 2160 x 1440
- Hard Drives
- 256 GB SSD + 128 GB micro SD
- PSU
- 36 Watt power brick
- Cooling
- Active
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- On Screen Keyboard
- Mouse
- Surface pen
- Internet Speed
- 300 / 20 TWC
- Browser
- IE 11 Metro, IE 11 Desktop
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender
I found the key in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}. but "deviceinstaceID" don't contain a number in it, as well as "DriverDes" key.
The weird part is that , Those WAN miniports should be hidden by default, now they don't hide , I just want to figure out why.
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Just a thought: Have you taken a look in Network & sharing center>change adapter settings>choose WAN adapter and look at the properties? Those various miniports are for various VPN and internet protocol versions. If you don't use Wide Area Network you can just disable it in adapter settings, no need to delete it.
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- Windows 8.1 Update Pro in Hyper-V/Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
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- PC/Desktop
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- Cliff's Black & Blue Wonder
- CPU
- Intel Core i9-9900K
- Motherboard
- ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero
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- 32 GB Quad Kit, G.Skill Trident Z RGB Series schwarz, DDR4-3866, 18-19-19-39-2T
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- ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix O24G, 24576 MB GDDR6X
- Sound Card
- (1) HD Webcam C270 (2) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (3) Realtek High Definition Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- BenQ BL2711U(4K) and a hp 27vx(1080p)
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
- Hard Drives
- C: Samsung 960 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD
E: & O: Libraries & OneDrive-> Samsung 850 EVO 1TB
D: Hyper-V VM's -> Samsung PM951 Client M.2 512Gb SSD
G: System Images -> HDD Seagate Barracuda 2TB
- PSU
- Corsair HX1000i High Performance ATX Power Supply 80+ Platinum
- Case
- hanteks Enthoo Pro TG
- Cooling
- Thermaltake Floe Riing RGB TT Premium-Edition 360mm and 3 Corsair blue LED fans
- Keyboard
- Trust GTX THURA
- Mouse
- Trust GTX 148
- Internet Speed
- 25+/5+ (+usually faster)
- Browser
- Edge; Chrome; IE11
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender of course & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit as a
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- Router: FRITZ!Box 7590 AX V2
Sound system: SHARP HT-SBW460 Dolby Atmos Soundbar
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These can be taken out by going to update software ,search manually and getting one not really for that item say yes to all and it will go away .
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- windows 8