The Windows 10 users are literally getting issues with the network adapter and host for the Hyper-V virtual switch network. Some users are experiencing error applying virtual switch properties changes with Hyper-V. So, Windows 10 users aren’t able to create an external switch in Hyper-V client. The error message says “Failed while adding virtual Ethernet switch connections.” along with a bunch of error codes. If you’re also one of the victims then check this troubleshooting guide.
According to some of the affected users, whenever they trying to create a virtual switch over the external network on the ethernet port, they get an error message that the “ethernet port bind failed (access denied). A process has requested access to an object but has not been granted those access rights. (0xC0000022).” Now, the interesting part is that users can still create an internal or private virtual network but not the external for PXE boot.
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Fix: Error applying Virtual Switch Properties changes – Hyper-V
Here we’ve provided some of the possible workarounds below that you should try on your PC.
1. Use PowerShell Method
- Click on the Start menu on your Windows > Type PowerShell > Right-click on it from the search result > Select Run as administrator mode.
- Type the following command and hit Enter in order to create a new external virtual switch.
New-VMSwitch -name ExternalSwitch -NetAdapterName Ethernet -AllowManagementOS $true
Note: Replace name with the network adapter for Hyper-V Manager. NetAdapterName will replace the name of the command. AllowManagementOS is $true for both the host and VM that have an internet connection.
- Now, open Virtual Switch Manager in Hyper-V Manager.
- You can check whether an external switch is visible in the list or not. If not, then follow the next method.