Netsh interface missing under Windows 8 embedded

I have a client that uses Windows 8 embedded as a platform for media player devices. One function of this software is to administrate the player's IP address. For this function netsh is used on the background.

On the Windows 8 development platform one can simply use

Netsh interface ipv4 ... etc etc

To configure network settings. On the Windows 8 embedded devices however, Netsh doesn't seem to have the 'interface' module available.

Does anyone know how to enable the interface context of Netsh?

Thanks in advance.

Robba

Posted 2013-10-30T16:03:59.023

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Does Netsh do anything when run on that machine? What does Netsh /? tell you? What is the exact Netsh command you are trying to run? – Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 – 2013-10-30T16:21:57.257

Netsh works, using /? shows a few contexts that are installed, but quite a few less than doing it on a regular Win8 installation. This is what gives us the impression that there is simply something missing in the embedded version that we need to enable. – Robba – 2013-10-30T17:00:02.203

Answers

Ensure the "Network Command Shell Interface Context" component has been added to your Win8 Embedded image.

This component is loaded by Netsh.exe and implements the interface context for it.

Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007

Posted 2013-10-30T16:03:59.023

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Thanks I'll pass this along to my client. Too bad the page doesn't specify HOW you're supposed to do this :( Hopefully my client (who is the one that actually installs the Win8) knows how. – Robba – 2013-10-30T16:56:12.497

In Windows 8 Standard (== Embedded) you need to add the "Remote Access" component to get netsh interface to work.

yair

Posted 2013-10-30T16:03:59.023

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