

If successful, Under Hosted network settings, the Mode will show as Not configured. Exit Registry Editor and restart your PC to apply the changes.Īfter the restart, open Command Prompt as administrator and execute the following command to verify Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter status: netsh wlan show hostednetwork.Select Delete and then click Yes to confirm the action.In the right-pane, locate and right-click on the HostedNetworkSettings value.You can copy and paste the registry path in Registry Editor's address bar for easier navigation: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Wlansvc\Parameters\HostedNetworkSettings In Registry Editor, navigate to the following location.Click Yes if prompted by User Account Control (UAC).


Type regedit and click OK to open the Registry Editor.To permanently disable Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter via Registry Editor: You go to your 'device manager', find your 'network adapters', then should find the virtual wifi adapter, then right click it and enable it Maybe your device is hidden - first you should unhide it from the device manger, then re-enable the adapter from the device manger tools. Make sure to back up your Windows Registry and create a restore point. Note that modifying your registry entries involves risk.
