Windows Desktop Notes

1. Windows 11 VM

2. Networking

2.1. Wi-Fi 6 Support

To find out if your network card supports Wi-Fi 6 open a cmd prompt and run netsh wlan show drivers:

netsh wlan show drivers (1)

Interface name: Wi-Fi   (2)

    Driver                    : Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX200 160MHz
    Vendor                    : Intel Corporation
    Provider                  : Intel
    Date                      : 7/29/2021
    Version                   : 22.70.3.2
    INF file                  : oem42.inf
    Type                      : Native Wi-Fi Driver
    Radio types supported     : 802.11b 802.11g 802.11n 802.11a 802.11ac 802.11ax
    FIPS 140-2 mode supported : Yes
    802.11w Management Frame Protection supported : Yes
    Hosted network supported  : No
    Authentication and cipher supported in infrastructure mode:
                                Open            None
                                Open            WEP-40bit
                                Open            WEP-104bit
                                Open            WEP
                                WPA-Enterprise  TKIP
                                WPA-Enterprise  CCMP
                                WPA-Personal    TKIP
                                WPA-Personal    CCMP
                                WPA2-Enterprise TKIP
                                WPA2-Enterprise CCMP
                                WPA2-Personal   TKIP
                                WPA2-Personal   CCMP
                                Open            Vendor defined
                                WPA3-Personal   CCMP
                                Vendor defined  Vendor defined
                                WPA3-Enterprise 192 BitsGCMP-256 (3)
                                OWE             CCMP
    IHV service present       : Yes
    IHV adapter OUI           : [00 00 00], type: [00]
    IHV extensibility DLL path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\IntelIHVRouter08.dll
    IHV UI extensibility ClSID: {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}
    IHV diagnostics CLSID     : {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}
    Wireless Display Supported: Yes (Graphics Driver: Yes, Wi-Fi Driver: Yes)
1 Run the command.
2 Beginning of command results.
3 A WPA3-xxxxx entry under the Authentication and cipher section, indicates support for Wi-Fi 6.