Internet disconnected but it actually is and works

[batleram]

Hi, I am new to this forum and will add my pc specs if needed.

Anyways, my brothers screwed my computer up when I was gone and I had to reset windows 10 to fix the problem. After resetting I noticed something weird, my Ethernet was disconnected. I thought at first that it was a driver issue, but then I realized that the internet worked anyways.

 

This is weird since it seams unsure of its connection status. The internet works fine, but all the windows services that use internet don't work. This is now a problem since I need to activate Windows and it wont let me because it thinks the internet is disconnected. If any of you can help, this would be greatly appreciated.

[NinJake]

If you don't want to hassle around at all. Make sure you do a clean install of windows by using the media creation tool and re-formatting your drive.

 

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

 

Otherwise... does your computer have wifi built in?

[batleram]

No unfortunately it does not have WiFi, it only has Ethernet.

Also, I don't really want to reset windows as I will lose my software again and it is a hassle to reinstall it. I was hoping there was a way to make Windows actually realize it has internet without extreme measures.

[homeap5]

Set connection to static ip.

 

Or use AdwCleaner - if not find anything, it propose basic repair that includes winsock reset.

 

First advice is better imo.