Windows 10 says I have no internet connection, but I have.

Anonymous
2020-05-21T19:20:56+00:00

I am running on Windows 10 Enterprise, Version 2004, OS Build 19041.264.

I recently changed to the Windows Insider Program and updated Windows. In the taskbar, the Wi-Fi icon shows No Internet Access, but I have a stable internet connection wirelessly (Ex: I can browse the internet, ping IP Addresses, etc.). Another problem is when I try to open Cortana it also says that I have no internet connection (By the way, I can also open Microsoft's website).

As I know Windows checks internet connectivity with this URL: http://msftconnecttest.com/connecttest.txt. But this gives Error 404, File Not Found. Maybe it is because of this?

If you know the problem or an answer, please help. Thanks!

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Anonymous
2020-06-18T19:27:38+00:00

Hello, use Registry Editor, go to: 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NlaSvc\Parameters\Internet

and modify: EnableActiveProbing

then change "Value data" from "0" to "1"

and restart your computer

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Anonymous
2021-06-07T17:45:06+00:00

The proper one is

"HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetworkConnectivityStatusIndicator\” -Name UseGlobalDNS -PropertyType DWORD -Value 1 -Force

But the more appropriate way to do this is not through registry directly, but through group policy config:

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-11-20T19:01:16+00:00

    Not sure where the "MS for some reason insists that the ipv6 probes work as well" is coming from, but IPv6 probing is NOT a requirement for NCSI to determine IPv4 connectivity.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-11-20T09:14:27+00:00

    Folks, the issue here is that in 2004 release, MS for some reason insists that the ipv6 probes work as well.... which for those of us who don't run IPv6 is an issue. These are the only settings I had to change, none of the others recommend across 18 pages....

    Under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NlaSvc\Parameters\Internet\

    Rename the probe key name (not the value of the key) which contains the name v6 and reboot. Then it all magically comes back.

    So I changed mine to:

    ActiveDnsProbeContentV6_old

    ActiveDnsProbeHostV6_old

    ActiveWebProbeContentV6_old

    ActiveWebProbeHostV6_old

    ActiveWebProbePathV6_old

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-11-17T13:54:06+00:00

    I have this problem on multiple devices, on my work laptop it worked with the regedit of NlaSvc\Paramater\Internet

    But after a restart it reverted and now the \Internet is not even there, I tried to create it by hand but did not help.

    I found a hackish way of bypassing it, by adding the msftconnecttest.com to my C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\Hosts file and have a IIS running that just displays the "Microsoft Content Test" as plain text

    On reboot the IIS is so slow to start up it fails the internet check and I have to disconnect and reconnect the internet adapter to get windows to think it has connection

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