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

Oct 30, 202495

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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. One 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 current version (23H2). To change the network category from Public to Private for a VPN network, follow these steps: 1. List all connected networks to find your VPN's name or interface alias using: ``` Get-NetConnectionProfile ``` 2. Change the network category with one of the following commands: ``` 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 Windows' network properties profile type, the new network settings page does not allow changing the profile type of other networks that are not connected to the internet (such as ZeroTier and some VPN virtual network adapters). In the past, this could be changed in the Control Panel, but now (I am using the 23H2 version of Win11) this option has been removed from the Control Panel, and the migration to Settings is, as mentioned above, not complete...
End of my 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