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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
# - Create CreateScheduledTask.ps1 file with content below.
# - Run as admin command in PowerShell:
# Get-Content .\CreateScheduledTask.ps1 | PowerShell.exe -noprofile -
# - Restart Windows
# - Launch WSL
# - Launch VPN
# - Done! Metric automatically updated
$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
# Task to start WSL on Windows logon
# Run as admin command in PowerShell:
# Get-Content .\wsl-on-logon.ps1 | PowerShell.exe -noprofile -
$taskname="Start WSL on logon"
$trigger= New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtLogon
$triggers = @()
$triggers += $trigger
$settings = New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries -ExecutionTimeLimit 0
$user = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_ComputerSystem | Select-Object -expand UserName
$action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute "wsl"
Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName $taskname -Trigger $triggers -User $user -Action $action -Settings $settings -RunLevel Highest -Force
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mamhadu commented Sep 29, 2023

Thanks for sharing the script. This was the best solution I’ve came across so far.

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