Windows 10 Creating Multiple TAP-Win32 Ethernet Connections?

[Lamp0]

Windows 10 keeps creating these additional Ethernet connections:

http://s24.postimg.org/63zldbxlh/Capture.jpg

I keep uninstalling them from the Device Manager, but it start creating them again. What are these things & how do I get rid of them?

 

[The Evil Overlord]

I've seen boards with dual gigabit lan, but never one with 4 ports

You using a server board or something???

Ok joking aside, (AND Assuming you have an install media for what I'm about to suggest) Have you tried completely disconnecting the rig from your internet? (Then throwing the whole thing out of the window? another joke)
And uninstalling ALL Ethernet and wifi drivers, including delete drivers, and restarting your rig? And re installing?

[spaceelf]

  On 28/08/2015 at 17:35, Lamp0 said:

Windows 10 keeps creating these additional Ethernet connections:

http://s24.postimg.org/63zldbxlh/Capture.jpg

I keep uninstalling them from the Device Manager, but it start creating them again. What are these things & how do I get rid of them?

 

The TAP driver is VPN related I believe (Tunnel Adapter Protocol or something.)

[Lamp0]

  On 28/08/2015 at 17:40, Aheer.R.S. said:

I've seen boards with dual gigabit lan, but never one with 4 ports

You using a server board or something???

Ok joking aside, (AND Assuming you have an install media for what I'm about to suggest) Have you tried completely disconnecting the rig from your internet? (Then throwing the whole thing out of the window? another joke)
And uninstalling ALL Ethernet and wifi drivers, including delete drivers, and restarting your rig? And re installing?

Ok I've uninstalled & reinstalled. I'll see if that keeps them away.

  On 28/08/2015 at 17:56, randomevent said:

The TAP driver is VPN related I believe (Tunnel Adapter Protocol or something.)

I see. Though I don't use any VPN.

[Nas]

I presume your network drivers are confused.  According to http://www.driverscape.com/download/tap-win32-adapter-v9 it's clear that they're outdated (v9 released in 2010).

[spaceelf]

  On 28/08/2015 at 22:05, Nas said:

I presume your network drivers are confused.  According to http://www.driverscape.com/download/tap-win32-adapter-v9 it's clear that they're outdated (v9 released in 2010).

Latest ver of v9 is from November of 2014 (I have it installed.) - https://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/downloads.html

Edited August 29, 2015 by randomevent

[spaceelf]

  On 28/08/2015 at 21:51, Lamp0 said:

I see. Though I don't use any VPN.

Virtual machines?  I know Virtualbox installs a bunch of virtual adapters but I don't remember which.  (As far as I know all VM software does, but anyway.)

Edited August 29, 2015 by randomevent

[Lamp0]

  On 29/08/2015 at 08:38, randomevent said:

Virtual machines?  I know Virtualbox installs a bunch of virtual adapters but I don't remember which.  (As far as I know all VM software does, but anyway.)

I don't have any installed currently, although I did have virtualbox installed, but uninstalled it prior to upgrading to Windows 10.

 

[spaceelf]

  On 29/08/2015 at 14:23, Lamp0 said:

I don't have any installed currently, although I did have virtualbox installed, but uninstalled it prior to upgrading to Windows 10.

That still might be it.  VBoxes networking was a pain and why I won't ever be using it again.

I can't say I remember the best way to get rid of it, sadly.

[+BudMan MVC]

can we see your device manager listing.. Do you have anything installed like logmein that might use a vpn interface?

[Gaurav.Hirani]

Hi guys,

 

Go to C:\Windows\System32\drivers

and delete tap0901.sys and tapoas.sys

 

Problem solved.

 

You can cut and paste somewhere for back up.