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
    2020-11-14T21:57:56+00:00

    Went there and it was already at 1. Im connected to the internet but my computer won’t let me access anything wifi related. It turns on and off, sometimes saying “connected but no internet” or “connected”, I have to fix this soon or else I’ll miss my online classes. Please help.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-11-15T07:08:05+00:00

    Have ANY of you having issues with this tried Linux?

    I have.....

    No problems with internet connections, things just work - amazing.

    Who would have thought.....

    A Linux box I setup last weekend, has never ever dropped the Internet connection, and I did not need to configure ANYTHING on my LAN, Linux just worked out of the box, and I did not have to fight stupid stuff like this.

    Even the Linux Spodify app works just fine under Linux, cos Linux maintains an active internet connection, so the Linux Spodify app has no problems at all talking to the net, and playing music.

    W10, on the other hand.....

    If it was not for my CAD software, I'd be 100% Linux.

    WHY?

    Cos Linux once configured, runs 24/7 with NONE of this rubbish.

    I mean - we're up to EIGHTEEN PAGES of posts on this one problem now!!!!!!  >:-(

    Don't get me wrong - I've been using Windows for DECADES, and it is still my go-to OS, but Linux is getting more and more appealing as it gets better and better with time, and I am now just about recommending Linux to my clients who just use their computer for the net, YouTube, FaceBook etc, and writing some documents.  All that can be done easily and very trouble-free in Linux.  And cos you don't need to buy the Windows license, it makes the computer cheaper then a Windows one too.

    I am somewhat conflicted.  I still like Windows - I've used it since the days of Windows 3.11 for Workgroups.  But W10 really makes me sigh in a lot of areas that Linux picks up without any problems like this.  MS will probably delete this post, but I don't care at this point.

    I somehow doubt that Linux developers would allow a problem to **** for 18 pages and 531 posts as of the date that I write this here.....

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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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