Beginning with Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2, the operating system adds a wealth of new cmdlets for OS management. With these cmdlets, it is almost trivial to manage network adapters, for example:
# requires Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2 or better # general info Get-NetIPConfiguration Get-NetAdapterHardwareInfo # managing adapters Get-NetAdapter Get-NetAdapter -Name *Wifi* Get-NetAdapter | Select-Object Name, Status, Linkspeed, VlanID Get-NetAdapter | Select-Object Name, Driver* Disable-NetAdapter -Name 'Wi-Fi' -WhatIf Enable-NetAdapter -Name 'Wi-Fi' -WhatIf Rename-NetAdapter -Name 'Wi-Fi' -NewName 'WirelessNetwork' -WhatIf
A great networking cheat sheet can be found here: http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2016/02/basic-networking-powershell-cmdlets-cheatsheet-to-replace-netsh-ipconfig-nslookup-and-more/
