There must be more to this story…

http://blogs.msmvps.com/russel/2013/12/29/set-network-location-to-private-in-windows-8-1server-2012-r2/

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/71408-unidentified-networks-set-private-public.html

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/43629-network-location-set-home-work-public-network.html

http://olavtvedt.blogspot.com/2013/10/unidentified-network-problems.html

http://www.pdconsec.net/windows-2012-unidentified-network-at-boot.aspx

http://blog.mpecsinc.ca/2013/08/server-2012unidentified-network-with.html

Get-NetConnectionProfile

Set-NetConnectionProfile  -InterfaceIndex 18 -NetworkCategory Private

or perhaps:

Set-NetConnectionProfile  -InterfaceAlias * -NetworkCategory Private

You can also see these settings in gpedit.msc.

Run secpol.msc.

Restore Unidentified Networks to:

• Default Not Configured
• Private (Work)
• Public

Set the Network Location Awareness service to Automatic (Delayed Start).