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This Itechguide teaches you how to change public network to private network in Windows 10. The guide covers steps for 2 methods to change public network to private network in Windows 10.

If your computer is NOT joined to a domain you could add a network interface to 2 profiles: Private, or Public. However, for domain-joined Windows 10 PCs a third option DomainAuthenticated becomes available.

Option 1: Change Public Network to Private Network from Network Settings

The easiest way to change network from public to private is from the properties of the network interface card. Here are the detailed steps:

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  • From your taskbar, click the network icon (In my example, I clicked on my Wifi).
How to Change Public Network to Private Network in Windows 10 from Network Settings
  • When available network connections opens, beneath the interface of the connected network, click Properties.
How to Change Public Network to Private Network in Windows 10 from Network Settings
  • Finally, beneath Network profile, select Private.

Option 2: Change Public Network to Private Network with PowerShell

As you would expect you can also modify network connection profile with PowerShell.

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Here are the steps:

  • Type powershell in search bar. Then select Windows PowerShell from the search results.
  • At PowerShell command prompt, type this command. Then press enter. 
Get-NetConnectionProfile

The command displays profile details of all network interfaces in your Windows 10 PC.

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Note the InterfaceIndex of the network adapter you wish to modify. For this example, I will change the adapter with InterfaceIndex of 17.

  • To change the network profile to private, type this command and press enter. 
Set-NetConnectionProfile -InterfaceIndex 17 -NetworkCategory Private
  • To confirm that it changed successfully, type the Get-NetConnectionProfile command. Then press enter. The NetworkCategory is now showing as Private.
Connecting your network to the right profile has serious security implications. The network profile you connect to will determine the firewall policies that will be applied. The first method discussed in this guide is generally for everyday Windows 10 users. While the second method is for Windows Sys admins.

As you can see, it is very easy to change public network to private network!

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