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Windows task to update Cisco AnyConnect InterfaceMetric to help with internet connectivity porblem with running VPN. After the first launch, the task will automatically start when you turn on the VPN
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| # Create CreateScheduledTask.ps1 file with content below. | |
| # And run as admin command in PowerShell: | |
| # Get-Content .\CreateScheduledTask.ps1 | PowerShell.exe -noprofile - | |
| $taskname="Fix VPN for WSL" | |
| $scriptName = "UpdateAnyConnectInterfaceMetric.ps1" | |
| $commandToUpdateMetric = "Get-NetAdapter | Where-Object {`$_.InterfaceDescription -Match 'Cisco AnyConnect'} | Set-NetIPInterface -InterfaceMetric 5500" | |
| $profilePath = $env:USERPROFILE | |
| $scriptPath = "$profilePath\$scriptName" | |
| if(Test-Path -Path $scriptPath){ | |
| Write-Output "File '$scriptPath' already exists" | |
| } else { | |
| New-Item -ItemType File -Path $scriptPath -Value $commandToUpdateMetric | |
| Write-Output "File '$scriptPath' created successfully" | |
| } | |
| $triggerClass = Get-CimClass -ClassName MSFT_TaskEventTrigger -Namespace Root/Microsoft/Windows/TaskScheduler:MSFT_TaskEventTrigger | |
| $trigger = New-CimInstance -CimClass $triggerClass -ClientOnly | |
| $trigger.Subscription = | |
| @" | |
| <QueryList><Query Id="0" Path="Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client"><Select Path="Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client">*[System[Provider[@Name='acvpnagent'] and EventID=2039]]</Select></Query></QueryList> | |
| "@ | |
| $trigger.Enabled = $True | |
| $triggers = @() | |
| $triggers += $trigger | |
| $settings = New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries -ExecutionTimeLimit 0 | |
| $user = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_ComputerSystem | Select-Object -expand UserName | |
| $action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute "Powershell.exe" -Argument "-Command Get-Content '$scriptPath' | PowerShell.exe -noprofile -" | |
| Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName $taskname -Trigger $triggers -User $user -Action $action -Settings $settings -RunLevel Highest -Force |
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Thanks for sharing the script. This was the best solution I’ve came across so far.