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Restart-NetAdapter — Basic Usage

Use Restart-NetAdapter for a standard administrative task.

Copy-ready commandRestart-NetAdapter — Basic Usage
Restart-NetAdapter -Name Ethernet

Requirements and permissions

Requirements
Windows PowerShell 5.1 or PowerShell 7
Permissions
Varies by command
Last reviewed
2026-07-31

Examples

Basic Usage

Use Restart-NetAdapter for a standard administrative task.

Restart-NetAdapter -Name Ethernet

Original command

Restart a network adapter.

Restart-NetAdapter -Name Ethernet

Common errors

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