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
    2021-02-22T06:50:07+00:00

    I have been experiencing this for the last several weeks. Reading this thread I decided to check my connection to https://www.msftconnecttest.com/connecttest.txt and it looks like Microsofts web host is broken. I can connect to a server, and it has an SSL certificate issued by Microsoft, but it doesnt match the site. Quite possibly all servers are not broken on microsofts CDN but the one local to me currently is. Microsoft will need to locate it and fix the certificate or the web server (or load balancer) configuration.

    https://imgur.com/a/aBKF7sa

    > www.msftconnecttest.com

    Server: UnKnown

    Address: 192.168.0.1

    Non-authoritative answer:

    Name: 4-c-0003.c-msedge.net

    Address: 13.107.4.52

    Aliases: www.msftconnecttest.com

          v4ncsi.msedge.net

      ncsi.4-c-0003.c-msedge.net

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-02-22T08:41:18+00:00

    You're the only one I've ever heard of that has encountered this Firefox certificate error.

    I don't believe this is truly a problem on the web server, or else we'd be seeing reports of this all over the world.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-02-22T11:25:37+00:00

    I've got similar error (SSL_ERROR_BAD_CERT_DOMAIN) when using FireFox but NCIS is working as intended. Probably because Windows NCIS doesn't use HTTPS. :)

    For checking connection to www.msftconnecttest.com you should use Power Shell or Windows Command Prompt and tool like "curl www.msftconnecttest.com/connecttest.txt" or "nslookup www.msftconnecttest.com". I get quite similar answers from curl when trying to use HTTPS connection to that site:

    "curl: (35) schannel: SNI or certificate check failed: SEC_E_WRONG_PRINCIPAL (0x80090322)"

    Domain names inside certificate aren't quite the same. Inside that cert I can see aliases like: q-ring.msedge.net, c-ring.msedge.net. But it doesn't cover domain name propagated inside www.msftconnecttest.com (or rather 4-c-0003.c-msedge.net in my case) DNS record. It should be "*.c-msedge.net".

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