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

Anonymous
2023-11-01T03:51:56+00:00

Windows 11 update is not working saying "We couldn't connect to the update service. We'll try again later, or you can check now. If it still doesn't work, make sure you're connected to the Internet." (I checked and the windows update service is running), I tried the windows troubleshooter for network and internet and it says "Looks like you aren't connected to the internet." but all apps and browsers connect to internet fine. Today I tried a repair install of the new 23H2 update from the ISO and no luck with that, the troubleshooter and windows update still say no connection to internet. What now?

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-05-14T22:38:00+00:00

    What worked for me (I'm on Windows 11) was disabling and then re-enabling the network driver in Windows Device Manager

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-05-15T10:31:40+00:00

    tried already, including chaging network devices wih different models !

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-05-22T00:26:09+00:00

    i have the exact same problem, i can use almost anything in the internet but not windows update or microsoft store, and my computer says i'm not connected to the internet... i tried both wi-fi and cable, but the problem happens both ways

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-05-22T03:41:29+00:00

    Had same problem as others. All "fixes" did not resolve the problem EXCEPT a solution post by Tommy-MSFT here:

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-11-wifi-issue-connected-to-internet-but/f9f5e66a-42b9-45e5-9f86-fd8b96e9486d

    While most of Tommy's solution was contained in most other solutions that did not work, I believe what fixed the setting in Windows 11 for me was:

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetworkConnectivityStatusIndicator]

    @=""

    "NoActiveProbe"=dword:00000000"

    Once I changed NoActiveProbe to 0 (zero) in the Windows Registry, the Wi-Fi icon in the Taskbar changed from globe to connected and all apps worked fine.

    Hope this helps others as it help me.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-05-22T20:20:06+00:00

    I think the solution is a status in a register.

    Unfortunattely, on Windows 10 \NetworkConnectivityStatusIndicator, i don't have "NoActiveProbe" =.......

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