diff --git a/easytier/src/arch/windows.rs b/easytier/src/arch/windows.rs
index 019bb52b..b638fcdf 100644
--- a/easytier/src/arch/windows.rs
+++ b/easytier/src/arch/windows.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ pub fn disable_connection_reset<S: AsRawSocket>(socket: &S) -> io::Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+// Configuration operations must see newly created or recreated adapters immediately.
 pub fn find_interface_index(iface_name: &str) -> io::Result<u32> {
     let ifaces = network_interface::NetworkInterface::show().map_err(|e| {
         io::Error::new(
@@ -81,8 +82,22 @@ pub fn find_interface_index(iface_name: &str) -> io::Result<u32> {
     ))
 }
 
+fn find_interface_index_for_bind(iface_name: &str) -> io::Result<u32> {
+    let ifaces = crate::common::network::get_interfaces_cached().ok_or_else(|| {
+        io::Error::new(
+            io::ErrorKind::NotFound,
+            format!("Failed to get interfaces for {}", iface_name),
+        )
+    })?;
+    ifaces
+        .iter()
+        .find(|iface| iface.name == iface_name)
+        .map(|iface| iface.index)
+        .ok_or_else(|| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::NotFound, iface_name.to_string()))
+}
+
 pub fn set_ip_unicast_if(socket: SOCKET, addr: &SocketAddr, iface: &str) -> io::Result<()> {
-    let if_index = find_interface_index(iface)?;
+    let if_index = find_interface_index_for_bind(iface)?;
 
     unsafe {
         // https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/winsock/ipproto-ip-socket-options
diff --git a/easytier/src/common/network.rs b/easytier/src/common/network.rs
index f817efb4..53c03d10 100644
--- a/easytier/src/common/network.rs
+++ b/easytier/src/common/network.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #[cfg(not(mobile))]
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::net::IpAddr;
+#[cfg(any(target_os = "windows", test))]
+use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
+#[cfg(any(target_os = "windows", test))]
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 use network_interface::{NetworkInterface, NetworkInterfaceConfig};
 #[cfg(all(target_os = "macos", not(feature = "macos-ne")))]
@@ -303,6 +307,48 @@ pub(crate) async fn collect_interfaces(net_ns: NetNS, filter: bool) -> Vec<Netwo
     }
 }
 
+/// The Windows bind path resolves an interface name and then its index
+/// through full `NetworkInterface::show()` enumerations for every bind
+/// candidate. With 10+ adapters (VMware / Hyper-V / APIPA leftovers are
+/// common), one connect round turns into O(candidates) synchronous
+/// enumerations on the async worker. Interfaces rarely change within a
+/// connect round, so snapshots are reused for a short TTL.
+/// Only use this cache for socket binding; interface configuration needs
+/// fresh enumeration to observe adapter creation and replacement immediately.
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+pub(crate) fn get_interfaces_cached() -> Option<Arc<Vec<NetworkInterface>>> {
+    static SNAPSHOT: InterfaceSnapshot = RwLock::new(None);
+    get_or_refresh_interfaces(&SNAPSHOT, || NetworkInterface::show().ok())
+}
+
+#[cfg(any(target_os = "windows", test))]
+type InterfaceSnapshot = RwLock<Option<(Instant, Arc<Vec<NetworkInterface>>)>>;
+
+#[cfg(any(target_os = "windows", test))]
+fn get_or_refresh_interfaces(
+    snapshot: &InterfaceSnapshot,
+    enumerate: impl FnOnce() -> Option<Vec<NetworkInterface>>,
+) -> Option<Arc<Vec<NetworkInterface>>> {
+    const SNAPSHOT_TTL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(1);
+    if let Some((at, ifaces)) = snapshot.read().ok().and_then(|guard| guard.clone())
+        && at.elapsed() < SNAPSHOT_TTL
+    {
+        return Some(ifaces);
+    }
+
+    // Recheck after acquiring the write lock: another caller may have refreshed
+    // while we waited. Keep the lock during enumeration to coalesce refreshes.
+    let mut snapshot = snapshot.write().ok()?;
+    if let Some((at, ifaces)) = snapshot.as_ref()
+        && at.elapsed() < SNAPSHOT_TTL
+    {
+        return Some(ifaces.clone());
+    }
+    let ifaces = Arc::new(enumerate()?);
+    *snapshot = Some((Instant::now(), ifaces.clone()));
+    Some(ifaces)
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "faketcp")]
 fn convert_pnet_interface(iface: pnet_datalink::NetworkInterface) -> NetworkInterface {
     let internal = iface.is_loopback();
@@ -498,3 +544,60 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(before, after);
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod interface_snapshot_tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::sync::{
+        Barrier,
+        atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering},
+    };
+
+    #[test]
+    fn concurrent_refreshes_share_cold_and_expired_snapshots() {
+        for initial in [
+            None,
+            Some((Instant::now() - Duration::from_secs(2), Arc::new(vec![]))),
+        ] {
+            let snapshot = InterfaceSnapshot::new(initial);
+            let calls = AtomicUsize::new(0);
+            let barrier = Barrier::new(8);
+            let results = std::thread::scope(|scope| {
+                let handles: Vec<_> = (0..8)
+                    .map(|_| {
+                        scope.spawn(|| {
+                            barrier.wait();
+                            get_or_refresh_interfaces(&snapshot, || {
+                                calls.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+                                std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(20));
+                                Some(vec![])
+                            })
+                            .unwrap()
+                        })
+                    })
+                    .collect();
+                handles
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .map(|h| h.join().unwrap())
+                    .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+            });
+            assert_eq!(calls.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 1);
+            for result in &results {
+                assert!(Arc::ptr_eq(&results[0], result));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn failed_refresh_is_retried_without_serving_expired_snapshot() {
+        let snapshot = InterfaceSnapshot::new(Some((
+            Instant::now() - Duration::from_secs(2),
+            Arc::new(vec![]),
+        )));
+        assert!(get_or_refresh_interfaces(&snapshot, || None).is_none());
+        let refreshed = get_or_refresh_interfaces(&snapshot, || Some(vec![])).unwrap();
+        let cached =
+            get_or_refresh_interfaces(&snapshot, || panic!("cache should be fresh")).unwrap();
+        assert!(Arc::ptr_eq(&refreshed, &cached));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/easytier/src/tunnel/common.rs b/easytier/src/tunnel/common.rs
index 3fa1d9a5..c674aa8c 100644
--- a/easytier/src/tunnel/common.rs
+++ b/easytier/src/tunnel/common.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use bon::builder;
-use network_interface::NetworkInterfaceConfig as _;
 use std::net::{IpAddr, SocketAddr};
 
 use crate::common::netns::NetNS;
@@ -10,11 +9,18 @@ pub(crate) fn get_interface_name_by_ip(local_ip: &IpAddr) -> Option<String> {
     if local_ip.is_unspecified() || local_ip.is_multicast() {
         return None;
     }
-    let ifaces = network_interface::NetworkInterface::show().ok()?;
-    for iface in ifaces {
-        for addr in iface.addr {
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    let ifaces = crate::common::network::get_interfaces_cached()?;
+    // Enumerate under the caller's namespace guard on non-Windows platforms.
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
+    let ifaces = {
+        use network_interface::NetworkInterfaceConfig;
+        network_interface::NetworkInterface::show().ok()?
+    };
+    for iface in ifaces.iter() {
+        for addr in &iface.addr {
             if addr.ip() == *local_ip {
-                return Some(iface.name);
+                return Some(iface.name.clone());
             }
         }
     }
@@ -244,6 +250,8 @@ pub async fn bind<B: Bindable>(
 #[cfg(test)]
 pub(crate) mod tests {
     use atomic_shim::AtomicU64;
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    use std::time::Duration;
     use std::{sync::Arc, time::Instant};
 
     use anyhow::Context as _;
@@ -261,6 +269,74 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
 
     use crate::common::netns::NetNS;
 
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    #[test]
+    fn interface_snapshot_lookup_smoke_test() {
+        // The process-global cache may expire between reads. Identity checks
+        // belong to the isolated helper tests in common::network instead.
+        for _ in 0..2 {
+            let ifaces = crate::common::network::get_interfaces_cached()
+                .expect("interface lookup should work");
+            assert!(!ifaces.is_empty());
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Diagnostic probe for the issue #2735 slow candidate loop: run with
+    // `cargo test -p easytier --lib probe_interface_lookup -- --ignored --nocapture`.
+    // Compare only IP-to-name and name-to-index lookups, not socket binding.
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    #[test]
+    #[ignore = "diagnostic probe; enumerates live Windows adapters"]
+    fn probe_interface_lookup_latency_with_and_without_cache() {
+        use network_interface::{NetworkInterface, NetworkInterfaceConfig};
+        use std::net::IpAddr;
+
+        type EnumerateInterfaces = fn() -> Option<Arc<Vec<NetworkInterface>>>;
+
+        fn lookup_index(ip: IpAddr, enumerate: EnumerateInterfaces) -> Option<u32> {
+            let ifaces = enumerate()?;
+            let name = &ifaces
+                .iter()
+                .find(|iface| iface.addr.iter().any(|addr| addr.ip() == ip))?
+                .name;
+            let ifaces = enumerate()?;
+            ifaces
+                .iter()
+                .find(|iface| iface.name == *name)
+                .map(|iface| iface.index)
+        }
+
+        let ifaces = NetworkInterface::show().unwrap();
+        let candidates: Vec<_> = ifaces
+            .iter()
+            .flat_map(|iface| {
+                iface.addr.iter().filter_map(move |addr| {
+                    matches!(addr.ip(), IpAddr::V4(_)).then(|| (iface.name.clone(), addr.ip()))
+                })
+            })
+            .collect();
+        println!("IPv4 lookup candidates ({}):", candidates.len());
+
+        let providers: [(&str, EnumerateInterfaces); 2] = [
+            ("uncached", || NetworkInterface::show().ok().map(Arc::new)),
+            ("cached", crate::common::network::get_interfaces_cached),
+        ];
+        for (label, enumerate) in providers {
+            let mut total = Duration::ZERO;
+            for (name, ip) in &candidates {
+                let start = Instant::now();
+                let index = lookup_index(*ip, enumerate);
+                let elapsed = start.elapsed();
+                total += elapsed;
+                println!("  [{label}] {ip:>16} ({name}): lookup {elapsed:?}, index={index:?}");
+            }
+            println!(
+                "{label} lookup total: {total:?} ({} candidates)",
+                candidates.len()
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn bind_rejects_occupied_ports() {
         for ip in ["127.0.0.1", "::1"] {