Thank you so much. This setting worked perfectly well for me.
Problem in network Windows 11 24h2
After updating to the new Windows 11h2, some machines experienced network issues with both cable and Wi-Fi. They connect but don’t get network access and receive an IP address starting with 169…, resulting in no internet or network connection. I updated drivers, firmware, and reset the network settings. The machines’ MAC addresses haven’t changed. Does anyone know what could be causing this?
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2025-05-25T06:31:28+00:00 nepamatujisy heslo prosim pomoštemí
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2025-04-27T15:10:00+00:00 I set up a new computer on my office network with a single local account without a password. I couldn't get by the need to enter a username and password when I tried to log in from my main desktop. Both machines are Win 11 24H2
I have been trying various suggestions but havent had any success.
I have files to transfer to the new machine, so I then thought to temporarily get around the issue until a repair is applied, I will create a user with a password.
Once I did, I was able to coonect and I gained access to all shared folders for all users in the new machine.
Simple, but effective - for me.
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Anonymous
2025-04-17T18:00:55+00:00 So I had wonky network issues with windows 11 multiple times , most recently it was telling me on a hardwired staic IP system that I was not connected to a network, but had internet cappabillites. I could go to the "network" and it would say not connected to network , but then show me my internal network devices. it would also not give me the option for public / private settings, as it thought I was not connected. LONG STORY SHORT, I found if you configure network setting in Win 11 from the new = SETTINGS / NETWORK & INTERNET page. THEY will most likely have issues , at least in the last couple builds. THE FIX, was to go to the old settings "control panel" / network & sharing / change adapter settings !!! And config your settings there ! fixes many network issues ! SEEMS MICROSOFT , has not sufficiently stopped using the old settings or successfully rolled them over to the new. hope this helps. I spent weeks trying to fix this and turns out it was simple THANKS MICROSOFT
Thanks for pointing me back to the Control Panel way again. Like you I had thought MS would have made their new Windows 11 Settings app get networks stuff right ... but sadly no!
I also set my wired IP to static for the local network, & had been swapping between various DNS servers (my ISP, Google, Cloudflare) using the new app attempting to fix the issue - even turning on DNS over HTTPS (again in the new app) to try and get it working. No such luck & major semi intermittent extremely frustrating half loading (or worse) for Youtube, Facebook, X/Twitter - even a CMD prompt ping had trouble getting consistent DNS requests resolved!!
Found your post a couple of days ago & immediately changed back to Cloudflare using the Control Panel IPv4 settings. (& no DNS over HTTPS available in those settings) So far the inconsistent loading seems to have gone away. (& I'm not tearing my hair out wondering WTH is going wrong all the time!)
I will now make a point of NEVER changing Network Settings with the new app until the old one disappears completely! I simply don't trust the new version now!
Microsoft: please do better testing for basic stuff like this! I'm ex-network support & still wasted FAR too much time on both attempting to fix this, & on slow & not fully loading sites (doing MANY reload attempts to try & get pages or content to load properly!) all because you haven't got the new Settings / Network Settings app working properly! I thought it was a Facebook/Youtube/X issue ... but no, it's poor MS testing ... again! (like the recent network scanner/printer issue from December that is STILL not fixed, despite having the latest updates that say it should be!)
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Anonymous
2025-04-10T01:47:48+00:00 So I had wonky network issues with windows 11 multiple times , most recently it was telling me on a hardwired staic IP system that I was not connected to a network, but had internet cappabillites. I could go to the "network" and it would say not connected to network , but then show me my internal network devices. it would also not give me the option for public / private settings, as it thought I was not connected. LONG STORY SHORT, I found if you configure network setting in Win 11 from the new = SETTINGS / NETWORK & INTERNET page. THEY will most likely have issues , at least in the last couple builds. THE FIX, was to go to the old settings "control panel" / network & sharing / change adapter settings !!! And config your settings there ! fixes many network issues ! SEEMS MICROSOFT , has not sufficiently stopped using the old settings or successfully rolled them over to the new. hope this helps. I spent weeks trying to fix this and turns out it was simple THANKS MICROSOFT