Also see at the bottom how to set Win 10 to always do a full shutdown. Some VPN connections do not restart well with ‘Fast Shutdown’ which leaves certain connections un-reset
Allow ping in Win10
Open a command prompt as administrator
- Search for cmd program
- Right click cmd.exe
- Select ‘open as administrator’
Copy and paste the following into the window that appears.
netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="All ICMP V4" dir=in action=allow protocol=icmpv4
The long way, and perhaps a more stable way
Start menu/search for windows firewall with advanced security
File and printer sharing (Echo request -ICMP…
Right click item and select ‘enable rule’
NeoRouter: Also in stupid latest update for Win10 you will have to
- Control Panel/Network And Sharing Center/Change Adapter Settings/
- R-click NeoRouter connection
- Click on Configure button
- Choose Advanced tab
- Choose Media Status
- Change the dropdown list on the right from “Application Controlled” to “Always Connected”
For RDP
The following only works if Win10 Pro which allows remote desktop
netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="remote desktop" new enable=Yes
Win 10 full shutdown
Power/Power & Sleep/
Additional Power Settings
Choose what power buttons do
“Change settings that are currently unavailable”
deselect “Turn on fast startup (recommended).”
Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Power Options\Edit Plan Settings
“Change Advanced Power Settings”
Turn off battery to never
Wireless Adapter Setting/power – to battery maximum
okay