The WFP virtual switch extension should be enabled if it is required by third party extensions
Applies to: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016
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| Property | Details |
|---|---|
| Operating System | Windows Server 2016 |
| Product/Feature | Hyper-V |
| Severity | Warning |
| Category | Configuration |
In the following sections, italics indicates UI text that appears in the Best Practices Analyzer tool for this issue.
Issue
The Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) virtual switch extension is disabled.
Impact
Some third party virtual switch extensions may not operate correctly on the following virtual switches:
<list of virtual machines>
Resolution
Use the Windows PowerShell cmdlet, Enable-VMSwitchExtension, to enable the Windows Filtering Platform if it is required by third party extensions.
Enable the Windows Filtering Platform using Windows PowerShell
Open Windows PowerShell. (From the desktop, click Start and start typing Windows PowerShell.)
Right-click Windows PowerShell and click Run as administrator.
Run this command after replacing External with the name of your external switch:
Enable-VMSwitchExtension -VMSwitchName External -Name Microsoft Windows Filtering Platform
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