diff --git a/datapath-windows/ovsext/Vport.c b/datapath-windows/ovsext/Vport.c
index ea10692..74d7e07 100644
--- a/datapath-windows/ovsext/Vport.c
+++ b/datapath-windows/ovsext/Vport.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static VOID OvsTunnelVportPendingInit(PVOID context,
 static VOID OvsTunnelVportPendingRemove(PVOID context,
                                         NTSTATUS status,
                                         UINT32 *replyLen);
-
+static VOID AssignNicNameSpecial(POVS_VPORT_ENTRY vport);
 
 /*
  * Functions implemented in relaton to NDIS port manipulation.
@@ -191,10 +191,8 @@ HvUpdatePort(POVS_SWITCH_CONTEXT switchContext,
                                             portParam->PortId, 0);
     /*
      * Update properties only for NETDEV ports for supprting PS script
-     * We don't allow changing the names of the internal or external ports
      */
-    if (vport == NULL || (( vport->portType != NdisSwitchPortTypeSynthetic) &&
-        ( vport->portType != NdisSwitchPortTypeEmulated))) {
+    if (vport == NULL) {
         goto update_port_done;
     }
 
@@ -436,6 +434,10 @@ HvUpdateNic(POVS_SWITCH_CONTEXT switchContext,
     }
     switch (nicParam->NicType) {
     case NdisSwitchNicTypeExternal:
+        RtlCopyMemory(&vport->netCfgInstanceId, &nicParam->NetCfgInstanceId,
+            sizeof(GUID));
+        AssignNicNameSpecial(vport);
+        break;
     case NdisSwitchNicTypeInternal:
         RtlCopyMemory(&vport->netCfgInstanceId, &nicParam->NetCfgInstanceId,
                       sizeof (GUID));
@@ -890,6 +892,10 @@ OvsInitPhysNicVport(POVS_VPORT_ENTRY physExtVport,
                   &virtExtVport->portFriendlyName,
                   sizeof(NDIS_SWITCH_PORT_FRIENDLYNAME));
 
+    RtlCopyMemory(&physExtVport->netCfgInstanceId,
+                  &virtExtVport->netCfgInstanceId,
+                  sizeof(physExtVport->netCfgInstanceId));
+
     physExtVport->ovsState = OVS_STATE_PORT_CREATED;
 }
 
@@ -968,36 +974,47 @@ OvsInitBridgeInternalVport(POVS_VPORT_ENTRY vport)
 
 /*
  * --------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * For external vports 'portFriendlyName' provided by Hyper-V is over-written
- * by synthetic names.
+ * For external vport 'portFriendlyName' parameter, provided by Hyper-V, is
+ * overwritten with the interface alias name.
  * --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static VOID
 AssignNicNameSpecial(POVS_VPORT_ENTRY vport)
 {
-    size_t len;
+    NTSTATUS status = STATUS_SUCCESS;
+    WCHAR interfaceName[IF_MAX_STRING_SIZE] = { 0 };
+    NET_LUID interfaceLuid = { 0 };
+    size_t len = 0;
 
-    if (vport->portType == NdisSwitchPortTypeExternal) {
-        if (vport->nicIndex == 0) {
-            ASSERT(vport->nicIndex == 0);
-            RtlStringCbPrintfW(vport->portFriendlyName.String,
-                               IF_MAX_STRING_SIZE,
-                               L"%s.virtualAdapter", OVS_DPPORT_EXTERNAL_NAME_W);
+    ASSERT(vport->portType == NdisSwitchPortTypeExternal || 
+           vport->portType == NdisSwitchPortTypeInternal);
+
+    status = ConvertInterfaceGuidToLuid(&vport->netCfgInstanceId,
+                                        &interfaceLuid);
+    if (status == STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+        status = ConvertInterfaceLuidToAlias(&interfaceLuid, interfaceName,
+                                             IF_MAX_STRING_SIZE + 1);
+        if (status == STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+            if (vport->portType == NdisSwitchPortTypeExternal &&
+                vport->nicIndex == 0) {
+                RtlStringCbPrintfW(vport->portFriendlyName.String, IF_MAX_STRING_SIZE,
+                                   L"%s.virtualAdapter", interfaceName);
+            } else {
+                RtlStringCbPrintfW(vport->portFriendlyName.String,
+                                   IF_MAX_STRING_SIZE, L"%s", interfaceName);
+            }
+
+            RtlStringCbLengthW(vport->portFriendlyName.String, IF_MAX_STRING_SIZE,
+                               &len);
+            vport->portFriendlyName.Length = (USHORT)len;
         } else {
-            RtlStringCbPrintfW(vport->portFriendlyName.String,
-                               IF_MAX_STRING_SIZE,
-                               L"%s.%lu", OVS_DPPORT_EXTERNAL_NAME_W,
-                               (UINT32)vport->nicIndex);
+            OVS_LOG_INFO("Fail to convert interface LUID to alias, status: %x",
+                status);
         }
     } else {
-        RtlStringCbPrintfW(vport->portFriendlyName.String,
-                           IF_MAX_STRING_SIZE,
-                           L"%s", OVS_DPPORT_INTERNAL_NAME_W);
+        OVS_LOG_INFO("Fail to convert interface GUID to LUID, status: %x",
+                      status);
     }
-
-    RtlStringCbLengthW(vport->portFriendlyName.String, IF_MAX_STRING_SIZE,
-                       &len);
-    vport->portFriendlyName.Length = (USHORT)len;
 }
 
 
@@ -1038,8 +1055,6 @@ InitHvVportCommon(POVS_SWITCH_CONTEXT switchContext,
     case NdisSwitchPortTypeInternal:
         ASSERT(vport->isBridgeInternal == FALSE);
 
-        /* Overwrite the 'portFriendlyName' of the internal vport. */
-        AssignNicNameSpecial(vport);
         switchContext->internalPortId = vport->portId;
         switchContext->internalVport = vport;
         break;
@@ -2093,9 +2108,7 @@ OvsNewVportCmdHandler(POVS_USER_PARAMS_CONTEXT usrParamsCtx,
     PCHAR portName;
     ULONG portNameLen;
     UINT32 portType;
-    BOOLEAN isBridgeInternal = FALSE;
     BOOLEAN vportAllocated = FALSE, vportInitialized = FALSE;
-    BOOLEAN addInternalPortAsNetdev = FALSE;
 
     static const NL_POLICY ovsVportPolicy[] = {
         [OVS_VPORT_ATTR_PORT_NO] = { .type = NL_A_U32, .optional = TRUE },
@@ -2138,24 +2151,12 @@ OvsNewVportCmdHandler(POVS_USER_PARAMS_CONTEXT usrParamsCtx,
         goto Cleanup;
     }
 
-    if (portName && portType == OVS_VPORT_TYPE_NETDEV &&
-        !strcmp(OVS_DPPORT_INTERNAL_NAME_A, portName)) {
-        addInternalPortAsNetdev = TRUE;
-    }
-
-    if (portName && portType == OVS_VPORT_TYPE_INTERNAL &&
-        strcmp(OVS_DPPORT_INTERNAL_NAME_A, portName)) {
-        isBridgeInternal = TRUE;
-    }
-
-    if (portType == OVS_VPORT_TYPE_INTERNAL && !isBridgeInternal) {
-        vport = gOvsSwitchContext->internalVport;
-    } else if (portType == OVS_VPORT_TYPE_NETDEV) {
+    if (portType == OVS_VPORT_TYPE_NETDEV) {
         /* External ports can also be looked up like VIF ports. */
         vport = OvsFindVportByHvNameA(gOvsSwitchContext, portName);
     } else {
         ASSERT(OvsIsTunnelVportType(portType) ||
-               (portType == OVS_VPORT_TYPE_INTERNAL && isBridgeInternal));
+               portType == OVS_VPORT_TYPE_INTERNAL);
 
         vport = (POVS_VPORT_ENTRY)OvsAllocateVport();
         if (vport == NULL) {
@@ -2221,10 +2222,6 @@ OvsNewVportCmdHandler(POVS_USER_PARAMS_CONTEXT usrParamsCtx,
         goto Cleanup;
     }
 
-    /* Initialize the vport with OVS specific properties. */
-    if (addInternalPortAsNetdev != TRUE) {
-        vport->ovsType = portType;
-    }
     if (vportAttrs[OVS_VPORT_ATTR_PORT_NO] != NULL) {
         /*
          * XXX: when we implement the limit for ovs port number to be
diff --git a/datapath-windows/ovsext/Vport.h b/datapath-windows/ovsext/Vport.h
index ba21c62..ead55a9 100644
--- a/datapath-windows/ovsext/Vport.h
+++ b/datapath-windows/ovsext/Vport.h
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@
  */
 #define OVS_DPPORT_NUMBER_LOCAL    0
 
-#define OVS_DPPORT_INTERNAL_NAME_A  "internal"
-#define OVS_DPPORT_INTERNAL_NAME_W  L"internal"
-#define OVS_DPPORT_EXTERNAL_NAME_A   "external"
-#define OVS_DPPORT_EXTERNAL_NAME_W  L"external"
-
 /*
  * A Vport, or Virtual Port, is a port on the OVS. It can be one of the
  * following types. Some of the Vports are "real" ports on the hyper-v switch,
