Guide to Fix All Kind of Network and Internet Connections Problems in Windows

This exclusive tutorial will help you in fixing almost all kind of network and Internet connections issues in Windows operating system. Most of the methods given in this tutorial will work in all Windows versions but some are OS specific.

Many times we face problems while connecting to Internet or a network/LAN in Windows and we get random error messages and error codes. Sometimes the Ethernet connection doesn’t work, sometimes we can’t use the Wi-Fi feature of our machine, etc.

I’ll try to list all possible solutions in this guide to fix such kind of network and Internet connection related issues in Windows. You should try these solutions one by one and I’m sure these solutions will help you in troubleshooting and fixing your problem.

Let’s start the article:

METHOD 1: Run Built-in Network Troubleshooter Tool

The first thing you should try is the built-in tool to troubleshoot and fix network issues in Windows. This tool automatically diagnoses and finds the culprit and tries to fix the issue if possible.

To launch the troubleshooter, right-click on Network icon present in Taskbar notification area and select “Troubleshoot problems” option.

It’ll launch the tool. Now wait for a few seconds and the tool will show the problem reason and the result of the diagnosis.

Most of the times this built-in troubleshooting tool fixes the issue.

METHOD 2: Use “Network Reset” Feature (Windows 10 Only)

If you are using Windows 10 operating system, you can give a try to the exclusive “Network Reset” feature which comes built-in. This feature automatically resets network adapters and networking components settings. It first removes all installed network adapters and then reinstalls them. It also sets other networking components back to their original settings.

To learn how to use this feature in Windows 10, check out following tutorial:

[Windows 10 Tip] Use “Network Reset” Feature to Fix Common Internet Connection Issues

METHOD 3: Manually Reset TCP/IP Settings

If you are not using Windows 10, you can manually reset network adapters and networking settings using some built-in commands in Command Prompt. We can reset TCP/IP settings using some commands such as netsh, ipconfig, etc in Command Prompt and it’ll fix the issue.

Following tutorial describes in details how to execute these commands to fix networking and Internet connectivity issues:

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METHOD 4: Using Registry Tweaks

There are some Registry methods to fix networking and Internet related issues. All these methods require editing Windows Registry and changing/removing keys.

Following tutorials contain all details about using these methods:

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Above mentioned tutorials also contain a few other methods such as uninstalling network adapters, using custom DNS, etc which will also help you in fixing networking and Internet related issues.

METHOD 5: Assign IP Address and DNS Manually

Sometimes these kind of issues can be fixed by assigning IP address and DNS manually as mentioned in following tutorial:

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METHOD 6: Uninstall 3rd Party Firewall and Security Suite Software

If you have installed 3rd party firewall or security suite software, you can try to uninstall them and restore default Windows Firewall settings to default to fix Internet connection issue as mentioned in following guide:

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That’s all. Above mentioned tutorials and methods will definitely help you in fixing all kind of network and Internet connections issues in all Windows versions. If you know about any other method, feel free to share it in your comment.

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