Changes the network category of a connection profile.
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Last verified: 2026-10-26
Microsoft NetConnection reference: Changes the network category of a connection profile. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.
Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Set-NetConnectionProfile. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.
Supported environments
Windows / NetConnection · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply
Parameters
-AsJob
Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the Receive-Job cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell background jobs, see about_Jobs.
-CimSession
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-IPv4Connectivity
Specifies an array of IPv4 protocol connectivity status values. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - Disconnected - NoTraffic - Subnet - LocalNetwork - Internet
-IPv6Connectivity
Specifies an array of IPv6 protocol connectivity status values. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - Disconnected - NoTraffic - Subnet - LocalNetwork - Internet
-InputObject (required)
Specifies the input to this cmdlet. You can use this parameter, or you can pipe the input to this cmdlet.
-InterfaceAlias
Specifies an array of names of network adapters.
-InterfaceIndex
Specifies an array of numerical index values associated with the network adapters.
-Name
Specifies an array of names of networks with which the connection is currently established.
-NetworkCategory
Specifies an array of category types of a network. You cannot set the DomainAuthenticated type by using this cmdlet. The server automatically sets the value of DomainAuthenticated when the network is authenticated to a domain controller. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - *Public* - Networks in a public place such as an airport or coffee shop. Your PC is hidden from other devices on the network and can't be used for printer and file sharing. - *Private* - Networks at home or work, where you know and trust the people and devices on the network. Your PC is discoverable and can be used for printer and file sharing if you set it up. - *DomainAuthenticated* - Networks at a workplace that are joined to a domain.
-PassThru
Returns an object representing the item with which you are working. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.
-ThrottleLimit
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Prerequisites
Windows with the NetConnection module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.
Security considerations
This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.
Examples
Example 1: Change the network category of a connection profile
Documented invocation from the Microsoft NetConnection reference. Replace the example target values with values for your environment. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.