How do I edit Network Locations in Windows 7?

To access network Rename, Merge or Delete, double click the icon in network and sharing center

.

You will then get this window where you can rename, delete or merge network locations

Paste this into an address bar or the Start Menu search box:

%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts

If you need to edit the network location directly, it is stored in the registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Profiles.

Remember to restart the Windows Firewall service after a change.

I had to use this method to force my firewall setting into the Domain networks profile by changing the network profile's Category value to 2.

Setting the Value of Category to 1 will set it to private.

• Value of 0: public
• Value of 1: private
• Value of 2: domain

Any value other than 0, 1, or 2 will set it to Public.