Creating a virtual network adapter in Windows8.1

Win8 Add Virtual NIC step

First enter the WIN8 system press the shortcut key Win+x open Device Manager, the following figure

After adding, you can see this virtual NIC in the network connection.

Otherwise, the virtual network card is not visible, and the hosting network cannot be started without adding a virtual NIC. You will be prompted with the following error when you use the command action.

After the addition is successful, you can start the hosting network.

The following IP settings are automatically completed by the system and do not require manual use. If it is not able to automatically set the IP address, you can also set it manually. However, devices connected to this wireless network will not be able to automatically obtain an IP address. Also need to fill in manually. The gateway has to fill out the IP address of its own setting.

All right, here we go. The operation of adding a virtual NIC under the WIN8 system is complete.