Remove an unused/hidden network connection so that an existing name can be reused
Solution 1:
Remove hidden adapter: Proposed solution:
Steps:
1) Remove adapter from: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\NetworkSetup2\Interfaces
2) use https://github.com/jschicht/RunAsTI to grand needed permissions
Solution 2:
There is a much easier way.
1- Open Device Manager and in View tab enable Show hidden devices.
2- Find the device linked to network interface you want to remove
3- Remove the device (it is not necessary to remove the drivers)