Change a network category in Windows

A network category can be important for several things, but usually for Windows firewall rules. To get the current network and its category, run the following in PowerShell: 

Get-NetConnectionProfile 

To change the location category, run this in an elevated PowerShell session using the network name returned from Get-NetConnectionProfile: 

Set-NetConnectionProfile -Name <network name> -NetworkCategory [Public | Private | Domain]

You can also run Get-NetConnectionProfile again to confirm the results.

See also:

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/netconnection/get-netconnectionprofile?view=windowsserver2022-ps
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/netconnection/set-netconnectionprofile?view=windowsserver2022-ps