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Default document icon is displayed for a network adapter

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Symptoms

The default document icon (a white document) is displayed in Network Connections when the network adapter has a LAN media type but has no sub-media type. The sub-media type defines the medium of the adapter: 1394, TVC, LAN, Wireless, WWAN or Bluetooth.

Network Connections

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Cause

There is an expectation,but not a requirement, that all LAN network adapters specify one of the sub-media types. When the network adapter has no sub-media type, Windows defaults to using the document icon for the network adapter.

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Resolution

The issue is purely cosmetic. There is no issue with the operation of the network adapter.

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Article Info
Article ID : 2683498
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 3/1/2012
Exists online : False
Views : 263