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A while back, I was having some driver problems with a USB WiFi adapter. I had to reinstall it a few times. I figured out why it wasn't working (Virtualbox for some reason) and it works now. However, whenever I go into the settings (by clicking on the WiFi icon in the tray), it says "WiFi 7." I think it is because my computer thinks there were 7 different WiFi adapters ever plugged in. How can I reset this to say "WiFi 1" or maybe even just "WiFi"?

Network Connections showing "WiFi 7"

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    Because Windows has in the past saved 6 other wireless connections.
    – Ramhound
    Mar 1, 2014 at 21:11
  • @Ramhound Yes, I know that. I'm asking how to reset that number to 0.
    – Anonymous Penguin
    Mar 1, 2014 at 21:15
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    I was only answering the question contained within the title of this question.
    – Ramhound
    Mar 1, 2014 at 21:30

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Reset to default
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Can't believe I didn't find this sooner: :-)

Steps:

  1. Search for this by going to the start screen and typing your search:

    Network connections

  2. Right click the adapter and hit "rename."

Like I said, it's so simple, yet I didn't realize I could rename adapters. I found this after researching other adapter problems and thought I'd post this to help others out. I thought the name was defined somewhere in the driver or deep in the Windows kernel.

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