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
Windows 10 says I have no internet connection, but I have.
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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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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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Anonymous
2020-10-10T06:56:49+00:00 I can fix this problem with a full reboot, but I don't expect it will last. I will time how long it takes for the globe icon to come back again.
Right now, after a full reboot, there is no globe icon, and Win Ten thinks there is internet access, so we'll wait and see.
I expect that to change in about two to three days.
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Anonymous
2020-10-09T09:43:55+00:00 Only solution which is working for me 100% for at least a month is to enable WiFi connection allong side Ethernet LAN (to the same router). But that might be something which for some reason works only in my LAN enviroment. Sorry to not be so helpfull :(.
One thing which is certain and might have something to do with this problem is that my ISP is redirecting DNS messages (going to port 53) to his internal DNS. And I have some countermesures for that :). (DNSCrypt)
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Anonymous
2020-10-08T21:24:04+00:00 The edit to the hosts file lasts for about two to three days - then the globe icon is back, saying I have no internet connection.
So, while editing the hosts file DOES work temporarily, it does not fix the problem, as the globe icon comes back a few days after you do that, so this is still a big issue that needs attention, and looking at the size of this thread and the number of replies, it does not appear to be getting fixed anytime soon.
Anyone have any other things you can try to fix this?
Registry edits don't work, editing the hosts file does not work.
Well, they DO work, but only for a day or two, then the problem just comes back, so those fixes are not really fixes when doing them does not solve the problem on a long-term basis.