How to fix Windows 11 saying i'm not connected to the internet but apps and browsers connect and work?

Hi, ShadowofDeath,

Sorry to hear you're experiencing this issue.

Usually, this problem is caused by a corrupted or outdated driver. Please provide some more details to help identify what is causing this problem. Are you using a laptop or a desktop? Which is the full model of your computer/laptop or motherboard?

Also, attach a screenshot of the System Information Page:

1-Right-click on Start then click on Run

2-Type: msinfo32 and click on Ok

And a screenshot of the version of the driver installed:

1-Right-click on Start then click on Device Manager

2-Click to expand the Network adapters

3-Right-click on the Wifi/Ethernet driver and click on properties

4-Take a screenshot of the General and Driver tab

You can see at this link how to include a screenshot in your post.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/feedback/fo...

Its not an out of date driver its up to date, everything was fine a couple of weeks ago. The computer is a GEEKOM Mini PC - Mini IT12, it was fine till recently, I know because I check windows update on it once a month. The drivers stay up to date because it came with the Intel Driver & Support assistant preinstalled and I manually check for updates monthly.

Since your drivers are up to date, it may be a DNS issue. You can try to reset the network settings or set the DNS manually and check if it fixes the problem.

Solution 1: Reset the network settings

1-Click on Start then click on Settings

2-Click on Network & Internet

3-Click on "Advanced network settings"

4-Click on "Network reset", then click on the "Reset now" button

5-Reboot your PC and check if the problem was fixed

Solution 2:Set the DNS manually

1-Click on Start then click on Settings

2-Click on Network & Internet

3-Click on "Ethernet"

4-Click on the "Edit" button next to "DNS server assignment"

5-Change from "Automatic (DHCP)" to "Manually"

6-Switch on the IPv4, then enter one of the options above

-Google DNS:

Preferred DNS: 8.8.8.8

Alternate DNS: 8.8.4.4

-OpenDNS

Preferred DNS: 208.67.222.222

Alternate DNS: 208.67.220.220

7-Click on "Save" and check if the problem was fixed

I already tried those two solutions and it didn't fix the problem. I even tried hooking up a USB-C hub with an Ethernet port and no change. I think a windows update in the recent weeks broke something.

I also found this thread below (and others) of people having the same issue. https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-11-no-internet-access-but-my-internet-is/0fd18af0-73a7-4c7e-ad70-5debc24458f9?page=1 So it seems to be a problem Microsoft problem as my drivers are up to date and everything else connects to the internet fine. I'm guessing the only way I'll fix this is to reinstall windows 11 or just go back to windows 10 because 11 has issues that need to be resolved.

I'm sorry, I'm running out of possible fixes and solutions. Since this is an open forum, let's see if another member of the community has an alternative solution to the issue.