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To change the network profile type in Windows 11, here is how you can do it using Windows Settings, Registry Editor, and Windows PowerShell. There are three types of organization, and you can change from one to the next using these instructional exercises.
Make the network private or public in Windows 11
There are several methods that you can use to change the network type in Windows 11. You can use Settings, PowerShell, Registry, and Local Security Policy. In this post, we will review all these methods in detail.
Make network public or private using Windows 11 settings
- Press Win + I to open the Settings app.
- Click Network and Internet on the left and click Properties on the right for the network you want to configure.
- Alternatively, you can directly click the Wi-Fi or Ethernet categories on the right and click a connection to change its profile type.
- Under Network Profile Type, select Public or Private.
Are you ready. Windows will instantly apply new settings to the connection and reconfigure Windows Firewall. Also, you can change the network type for a known network. Known networks in Windows 11 are successfully established on saved wireless connections. The nice thing about this method is that you don’t have to be currently connected to that network. So you can change your profile in advance.
Change network profile type for known networks
- Right-click the Start button and select Settings from the menu.
- Go to Network and Internet > Wi-Fi.
- In the right pane, click Manage Known Networks.
- On the next page, click on the known Wi-Fi network that you want to modify.
- Finally, select Public or Private for the type of network profile you want.
Change the network to public or private using PowerShell
- Press Win + X and select Windows Terminal (Admin). You can also use other methods to open it.
- Select PowerShell if it opens in any different profile.
- Now, get the list of network profiles stored on your computer using the Get-NetConnectionProfile command.
- Finally, run the following command: Set-NetConnectionProfile -Name “your network name” -NetworkCategory
. Replace “your network name” with the actual name of the network profile and with one of the following values: Private, Public, or Authenticated Domain.
Change the network profile type in the registry
- Press the Win + R shortcut keys and type regedit in the Run dialog that opens.
- Go to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionNetworkListProfiles.
- Expand and open the Profiles folder to view its subkeys, each of which represents a saved network profile.
- On the right side of each network profile, look for the ProfileName string value that holds the friendly name of the network. Find the one you want to configure.
- Once you find the required network, double-click the Category DWORD value and set its data to one of the following numbers:
- 0 = Public
- 1 = Private
- 2 = Domain
Everything is done, so now you can close the Registry editor application. However, I recommend that you restart Windows 11 to ensure that the network settings are applied. Finally, the last method we will review is the Local Security Policy. Please note that the Local Security Policy app is only available in Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions. If you’re running Windows 11 Home, use any of the other methods listed above. Setting the network location type to Local Security Policy will override the user’s choice in Settings and prevent the user from changing the options. Therefore, it is a restrictive setting.
Using the local security policy
- Type secpol.msc in the Run dialog (Win + R)
- In the left pane of the app, click Network List Manager Policies.
- On the right, click the network you want to set to Public or Private. You can also make all networks the same type by clicking the All Networks entry.
- In the next dialog, switch to the Network Location tab.
- For the Location Type option, select Public or Private.
- For user permissions options, set it to User cannot change location.
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