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This workaround does it for me. See Nukecad October 18 2018 Yes Windows 10 does it all the time when you tether a device via USB. It's always on Ethernet2, but the Network number increases over time. (I've see posts from users with 'Network 150' or higher). From my own use it seems to be after a shutdown you sometimes get a new network number the next time you tether. But it's also not consistent. I've seen various suggestions of how to stop it but all the ones I've tried seem to work for a while and then stop working.But see below. You can remove the 'extra' networks and start again from '2' if you are happy using the registry editor. Open regedit and find: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Profiles Check each profile entry and delete any that say 'Network #' for the profile name. I leave 'Network' itself alone, and all the others that may be there. (unless I recognise say an old wifi router that i'm never going to connect to again, but if in doubt leave it there). Next time you tether you'll start again with 'Network 2'. I managed to automate it as follows: After following Nukecad’s instructions go back to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Profiles and make sure “profiles” is selected On top menu, click [FILE] and [EXPORT]. Type in a file name (“netprofiles” used here) and click save. Go to that saved file, right click and select “EDIT”. Insert 2 empty lines under “Windows Registry Editor Version x.xx” Highlight [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\ NetworkList\profiles] and paste it 2 lines up. Now in the line just pasted, inset “-“ (minus) between “[“ and “HKEY”. This is what you should have now: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Profiles] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Profiles] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Profiles\{0781F5B1-28F7-4BE0-8E0C-DD76F2531F55}] "ProfileName"="RANDCI" "Description"="RANDCI" "Managed"=dword:00000000 "Category"=dword:00000001 ... and so on. You can save the file on the desktop and execute it whenever you want to reset the network numbers. I went a step further: Saved the file to Windows directory. Created text file in Windows directory and named it “winstart.bat” Inside the file paste this line [regedit.exe /s netprofiles.reg] without the brackets Create a shortcut for the bat file. Right click the shortcut and select copy. Click [start] icon, then [all programs] and right click [startup] and select [open] Paste the copied shortcut here. Your registry update will be executed at windows start up.