Internet stopped working and says “You’re connected using a virtual network adapter.

Anonymous
2023-08-31T18:59:21+00:00

says “You’re connected using a virtual network adapter that we can’t test”. I’m not using a virtual network adapter though

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-10-19T17:09:11+00:00

    Lenovo Yoga 730

    Getting same message - you’re not connected using virtual network adapter that we can test

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-11-29T22:47:53+00:00

    I tried all the things up to this point in the messages (and beyond, using other sites/videos). Nothing worked until and did a shutdown instead of a restart, but I don't know which of those things worked in conjunction with the shutdown.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-08-31T20:38:19+00:00

    it appears I have no network adapter running. I’ve tried reinstalling drivers from a flash drive but no luck. Could it be the actual network card going bad?

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-11-19T23:35:36+00:00

    For me, the solution was simply to *shut down* instead of restart. I don't know which of these changes did the trick because I tried every one I found both here and elsewhere over a period of many hours. I'd restart after every attempt. On a whim I tried shutting down, waiting a few minutes, then starting up again. Magic, problem solved! I'm using an HP Pavilion x360 Convertible 15-er1xxx.

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  5. Kapil Arya 38,471 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-09-01T10:30:02+00:00

    Hello,

    Try the Network Reset once:

    https://www.kapilarya.com/how-to-reset-network-in-windows-11

    Let us know if this helps!

    Note: Included link in this reply refers to blog post by a trusted Microsoft MVP.

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