how to remove obsolete device and network entries? Device manager "uninstall" option has no effect

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Published on 2013-10-23T19:54:58Z Indexed on 2013/10/23 21:56 UTC
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I am trying to remove a few "obsolete" things which annoy me (because I like to have everything cleen, working and not interferring with each other, fresh, etc..).

I tried looking for solutions without any help, so here I am to ask.

My first part is about removing obsolete networks, let me explain by showing the ipconfig output:

C:\windows\system32>ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration


Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 11:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 9:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

Ethernet adapter LAN:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : home
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::c129:8d57:bbd1:3564%10
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254

Tunnel adapter isatap.home:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : home

C:\windows\system32>

Specificalyy the first two adapter entries annoy me because the adapters are not visible in the network connection menu (invisible folder / file visibility set to "show"):

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And here is the second problem altogether with the first one:

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No matter what I click/do, Uninstall option has no effect on the multiplexor driver. (bridging stuff, right?)

I really want to remove the Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection entries and the adapter multiplexor stuff but it's impossible? Why is this? How can I remove them anyway?

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