Binding order change not kept on Windows 10/2016

Understand why network binding order no longer matters with Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016.

John Savill

January 30, 2016

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Binding order change not kept on Windows 10/2016

Q. I change the binding order of adapters in Windows 10/Windows Server 2016 but the changes to not save. How do I change the order?

A. In Windows 10/Windows Server 2016 there are no components that still use the binding order therefore any changes are not saved. If you wish to change the priority of a specific network card you can achieve this with PowerShell:

  1. Open an elevated PowerShell windows

  2. List the adapters in your machine
    netstat -rn

  3. Change the metric using Get-NetIPInterface to see metrics then change with Set-NetIPInterface, for example:
    Set-NetIPInterface -InterfaceIndex -InterfaceMetric

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