Remove Hidden NICs

I was always annoyed when creating new VMs that the NIC would enumerate to #2. To reset the NIC numbering:

http://networkats.com/blog/march-2012/vmware-converter-p2v-(physical-to-virtual)-tips

Remove Hidden Nics

You will probably run into issue where windows complains about the IP already being assigned to a network card yet no other network card shows up. Sometimes you end up with a hidden NIC that you have to manually remove:

1.     Click Start, click Run, type cmd.exe, and then press ENTER.

2.     Type set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1, and then press ENTER.

3.     Type Start DEVMGMT.MSC, and then press ENTER.

4.     Click View, and then click Show Hidden Devices.

5.     Expand the Network adapters tree.

6.     Right-click the dimmed network adapter, and then click Uninstall.