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TAP & wintun adapters are "unknown"

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Using 2.5-rc2-I601-2-x86.msi, the install all works for me (I know there are some things going on under the hood but I have not investigated those).

But just for the record, the network adapters are "unknown".

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
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C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : IEWIN7
   Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : NetScreen-NS5GT-WLAN

Unknown adapter OpenVPN TAP-Windows6:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : TAP-Windows Adapter V9
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-FF-9B-6C-10-19
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Unknown adapter OpenVPN Wintun:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Wintun Userspace Tunnel
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . :
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::c867:c8e8:58bb:f9da%21(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.127.121.10(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.252
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 366773536
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-21-DD-E8-33-08-00-27-10-B8-D0

   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
                                       fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
                                       fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : NetScreen-NS5GT-WLAN
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Desktop Adapter
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 08-00-27-10-B8-D0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::80ac:4126:fa58:1b81%10(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.10.201.107(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 11 October 2020 14:47:04
   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 17 November 2156 21:35:36
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.10.201.1
   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.10.101.1
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 235405351
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-21-DD-E8-33-08-00-27-10-B8-D0

   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.10.201.1
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.NetScreen-NS5GT-WLAN:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : NetScreen-NS5GT-WLAN
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.{0745738E-555C-4453-B64E-57CE5454158C}:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.{9B6C1019-DD72-457B-A76B-0EB3BB852A3E}:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #3
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

C:\Windows\system32>

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Research direction

Reproduce the report using 2.5-rc2-I601-2-x86.msi on Windows 7 and inspect the TAP-Windows6 and Wintun entries in ipconfig /all. Determine why these adapters are labeled "Unknown"; done means the affected adapters are identified appropriately or the expected limitation is documented.

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networking, operating-systems
Issue type
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Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
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Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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