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After 3 hours of wasted time trying to figure out what and why, I decided to come here for help. Problem appeared after upgrade to Windows 10 Creators Update.
So, before I upgraded to Windows 10 Creators Update, in Network Adapters I had one active adapter "VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter" which I was using for one of my VM. After upgraded to Creators Update that adapter was gone. After that I just updated VirtualBox to version 5.1.20.
But now I'm experiencing weird problem. When I create new Host-Only adapter, it's named "VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter #2". When I create second one, it's named "VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter #3". What I can't figure out is why first new adapter is named with number "#2" at end. No matter where I'm creating this new adapter - using VirtualBox or adding new Network Adapter manually at Device Manager, first adapter always has number "#2" at end of name. Also I can't rename connection name, it returns error that "VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter" already exists.
Links to pictures - 1, 2, 3.
But that's not why I'm here. I'm here because I can't use VirtualBox. This is what I see when I'm choosing which adapter I want to use - 4. There is no adapter with number "#2" and even no adapter with number "#3" when I have two Host-Only active adapters. When I'm trying to start VM with "VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter" selected, it returns this - 5.
I have tried to uninstall VirtualBox completely, removing all VirtualBox drivers using this tutorial. After uninstall I have tried to search for this missing adapter at registry, but I can't find it anywhere. I have removed every registry entry related to "VirtualBox", "VBox". I have tried to search for "Host-Only", "Ethernet", "Adapter", but I can't find this missing adapter. Also I deleted all folders and files related to VirtualBox on C: drive. But after I installed VirtualBox version 5.1.21, it again create "VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter #2" as first adapter and it still shows "VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter" on available bridged network adapters.
I really need help, because I can't use my VM correctly right now. Thanks!
1I've also been running into this on multiple machines. On some of them both the unnumbered and
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adapters are unavailable. I've gone all the way up to#4
being the first adapter created. – PythonNut – 2017-04-30T00:03:44.243This is also not specific to the Creator's Update, now that I think about it. – PythonNut – 2017-05-09T03:45:56.330