Built in netword card shows up as removable on HP laptop

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HP supplies some of their current laptop models with a Broadcom network card built in that shows up as a removable device and can be accidentally "removed" by the user (Using the "Safely remove hardware" icon in the system tray). When this happens the network adapter is unavailable until the next reboot.

How do I tell Windows that the card is not removable?

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