it will always show as disconnected and no data can be sent on it, but you can check that configurations affecting wireless networks have been properly applied to it.) Creating a (disconnected, but present) wireless adapter entry in the network connections list with no further functionality? (i.e.
So even showing an adapter that was classed as 'disconnected' would suffice for my purposes, as I would be able to check the adapter properties & ensure the wireless network preferences and security settings defined have applied as expected.Īre there any Windows 7+ commands, third party programs, or alternative hypervisors that are are capable of either: *If functionality has been introduced in Windows 10 for this, a test in this OS would also be valid.Īll I need to do is ensure the group policy configuration is applying the right settings - testing on physical devices comes later, ideally when we have some confidence they will at least be getting the configuration we expect, even if that turns out to not work. Unfortunately, the host does not have a wifi card and I am having serious issues finding Windows 7+* or VMWare Workstation 14 features that support creating a virtual wireless card, or even just starting up a network connection with no backing hardware. The most convenient way to do this is via a virtual environment hosted on my workstation, and for most scenarios there are no additional hurdles to doing this. I need to do a few tests on wireless adapter management via group policy.
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