using shortcut netsh.exe to disable WIFI adapter isn't working

not sure what happened but I have shortcuts with target line of shortcut looking like this:

C:\Windows\System32\netsh.exe interface set interface name="Wi-Fi 11" admin = disabled

when I run this nothing happens and so I went under system32 folder open command prompt as admin, netsh.exe is there but I get this error message output instead.



any idea whats causing this? it use to work just fine and WI-FI 11 is still there which I can right click to disable/enable.

Paul Black said:

Hello @m18xr2,

Does this help? => How to Enable or Disable Network Adapters in Windows

Also, have a look at the Related Tutorials at the BOTTOM of the above Tutorial [ there are a few ], as they may also be related.

I hope this helps.

hey thanks for the link, unfortunately it is not what i'm looking for. I know I can disable through that method but what I am trying to figure out why going through shortcut stopped working. I need the shortcut for least number of clicks as my WIFI card is finicky and only way to fix it is reset. this can range from twice a day to even 10 times a day depending on the application I use.

going through those steps each time is simply way too much clicks, I set up shortcut to 1 click disable, 1 click enable all on my taskbar.

do you know why the shortcut stop working and why command line gave that error message?

Paul Black said:

Hello @m18xr2,



Strange.

In a CMD prompt, Copy & Paste the following command and press Enter . . .

Code:

PowerShell "Get-NetAdapter -Name * | Select Name, InterfaceDescription, Status | Format-Table -AutoSize | Out-String -Width 1000"

Check that the Name field matches EXACTLY what you have between the speech marks.

this is what I have