{"id":22108,"date":"2021-09-13T08:49:51","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T12:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=22108"},"modified":"2021-09-13T08:49:51","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T12:49:51","slug":"tips-for-fixing-internet-connection-problems-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/tips-for-fixing-internet-connection-problems-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Fixing Internet Connection Problems in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;\">Tips for Fixing Internet Connection Problems in Windows 10<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">There is nothing so annoying as not being able to access the Internet&#8230; you can\u2019t even get online to check for help.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">In this article, we&#8217;re going to cover several tips to help you fix your internet problems including completely resetting your Windows 10 network settings. Remember though, resetting your Windows 10 network settings should be the last resort; reset the network settings only after you&#8217;ve tried everything else covered here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">1. <strong>Make sure it\u2019s your computer\u2019s problem<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">If you have another device in the house like another PC, tablet, or smartphone and it cannot connect either \u2013 it\u2019s not your PC \u2013 it\u2019s your internet provider or your equipment. If your Internet connection is not working at all for any device, call or your connection is much slower than the speed you&#8217;re paying for, call your ISP (Internet Service Provider). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">If it\u2019s just your computer that is having problems connecting, then keep reading.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">2. <strong>Power cycle your modem\/router<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/internet-connection-troubles-power-cycling-might-help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>See our article about power cycling here<\/strong>.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">If this does not help, move on to step #3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">3. <strong>Run Windows Network Troubleshooters<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Right-click on your connection icon and click \u201cTroubleshoot problems\u201d \u2013 you can also find network troubleshooters in Settings &gt; Network &amp; Internet &gt; Status.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a04. If nothing else works, try resetting the Windows network settings<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">If you still cannot connect then try completely resetting all Windows network settings. This will remove and reinstall all your network adapters and reset all networking components back to their default settings. If you\u2019re using a Wi-Fi connection after you do this reset, you\u2019ll need to type in your Wi-Fi password. So, make sure you know what it is before you start. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/another-way-to-find-your-wireless-network-password\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See our article here<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to learn how to find your Wi-Fi network password.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">How to Completely Reset Windows 10 Network Settings<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">1. Open Settings (right-click on the Start button and click Settings).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">2. In Settings click on Network &amp; Internet. Under Status, near the bottom, click Reset network.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/images\/2021\/reset-network1a.png\" alt=\"Cloudeight Window 10 Tips\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/images\/2021\/network-reset1a.png\" alt=\"Cloudeight Window 10 Tips\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">If you want to proceed with completely resetting Windows 10 Network settings, click on the \u201cReset now\u201d button. This will remove all network adapters, reinstall them, and return all your network settings to their original values.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>REMINDER:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/another-way-to-find-your-wireless-network-password\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Make sure you know what your Wi-Fi network password is<\/a> before you begin. You need it to log in to your Wi-Fi network. Do a Network reset does not change your Wi-Fi password. Your Wi-Fi password can only be changed in your router\u2019s settings.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Tips for Fixing Internet Connection Problems in Windows 10 There is nothing so annoying as not being able to access the Internet&#8230; you can\u2019t even get online to check for help. In this article, we&#8217;re going to cover several tips to help you fix your internet problems including completely resetting your Windows 10 network settings. Remember\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/tips-for-fixing-internet-connection-problems-in-windows-10\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14407,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2883,3948,10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22108"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22108"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22110,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22108\/revisions\/22110"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}