JSI Tip 3378. How can I change the Local Area Connection name and/or the connection icon on the taskbar, using the registry?
February 15, 2001
You can change the name of the Local Area Connection by using Start / Settings / Network and Dial-up Connections, right-clicking Local Area Connection, and pressing Rename.
You can change whether the connection icon is present in the Taskbar by double-clicking Local Area Connection, pressing Properties, and checking the Show icon in taskbar when connected box.
To configure these setting via the registry, navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlNetwork\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\{GUID of Adapter}Connection
To rename Local Area Connection, change the data string of the Name value name.
To change the status of the Taskbar icon, set the ShowIcon value name, a REG_DWORD data type, to:
0 - The icon is NOT displayed when connected.
1 - The icon is displayed when connected.
These settings will become effective on the next restart.
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