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Any idea why I have so many disconnected networks showing up in my settings? I only got one Ethernet port and I don't understand where these others are coming from. I'm a bit OCD which is the only reason I'm asking; I don't like unused stuff just chilling there. Internet works like a charm but it's puzzling to me.

 

Any thoughts? Running Windows 10 Pro x64 if that helps.

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22 minutes ago, Stylized_Violence said:

Any idea why I have so many disconnected networks showing up in my settings? I only got one Ethernet port and I don't understand where these others are coming from. I'm a bit OCD which is the only reason I'm asking; I don't like unused stuff just chilling there. Internet works like a charm but it's puzzling to me.

 

Any thoughts? Running Windows 10 Pro x64 if that helps.

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Unplugging and plugging back in does that for me. Don't know why. Just delete all the ones except the one you're using. 

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20 minutes ago, Brink2Three said:

Unplugging and plugging back in does that for me. Don't know why. Just delete all the ones except the one you're using. 

Huh, makes sense. I did a lot of moving around and unplugged it probably two dozen times. I figured it wasn't anything life threatening, but wasn't sure if I could get rid of the extra ones without causing issues. I'll give it a try though, thanks.

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12 hours ago, KuJoe said:

"TAP" usually refers to OpenVPN protocol. Have you installed any VPN software on your PC?

None, I don't deal with VPNs or anything like that.

 

EDIT: I can't delete the extra stuff, it'll only give me the option to disable. So now I'm back to being slightly worried about so many connections.

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According to a few other forums, it looks like they are related to OpenVPN so if you or nobody else installed them I would be concerned about other software installing tunneling protocols on your computer.

 

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TAP-Win32 Adapter V9 is virtual network connection for OpenVPN.

 

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18 hours ago, KuJoe said:

According to a few other forums, it looks like they are related to OpenVPN so if you or nobody else installed them I would be concerned about other software installing tunneling protocols on your computer.

 

 

Huh, interesting. Wonder how it got past all my defenses. Better start scrubbing I guess; thanks for the info.

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