Windows “No Internet, Secured” | Linus Tech Tips | Page 1

short forge Jan 21, 2026, 5:03 PM

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Are you able to ping 8.8.8.8, or 1.1.1.1?

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If so, its a dns issue most likely

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So try pinging discord.com, youtube.com, etc

If that works, your computer isnt communicating with this one microsoft server for some reason

vague stream Jan 21, 2026, 5:15 PM

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yes I can ping them

short forge Jan 21, 2026, 5:39 PM

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Alright, if pinging domains works, try pinging:

msftconnecttest.com
msftncsi.com
dns.msftncsi.com

Also try going to http://www.msftconnecttest.com/connecttest.txt

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If you can access it, your windows is bugged but you otherwise should be able to access most services and websites

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If you cant, your windows may still be bugged but you might also have a network level issue

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Linus discussed it on wan show, apparently you can modify your hosts file to point that domain to your localhost (127.0.0.1)

vague stream Jan 21, 2026, 5:48 PM

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short forge Alright, if pinging domains works, try pinging: msftconnecttest.com msftncsi.co...

can’t connect to this website

short forge Jan 21, 2026, 5:55 PM

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But you can access other sites right?

vague stream Jan 21, 2026, 5:59 PM

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no

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I have no internet but it’s “secured

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short forge Jan 21, 2026, 6:00 PM

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Are you on any kind of vpn?

vague stream Jan 21, 2026, 6:00 PM

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used to but I deleted both of them via revo

short forge Jan 21, 2026, 6:00 PM

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One sec

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Can you show the output of netstat -rn in cmd or powershell? Might neet to be admin

None of the addresses it will show are identifiable to you

vague stream Jan 21, 2026, 6:01 PM

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I’ve done all netsh commands, restores hosts file, all ipconfig commands etc.

short forge Jan 21, 2026, 6:02 PM

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I'm aksing you to show your routing table

vague stream Jan 21, 2026, 6:02 PM

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short forge Jan 21, 2026, 6:02 PM

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Weird

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At this point if other devices on your network are working, I think it's time to do a real reset from a flash drive. This does mean it'll get wiped

vague stream Jan 21, 2026, 6:03 PM

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not an option.

short forge Jan 21, 2026, 6:03 PM

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Why not?

vague stream Jan 21, 2026, 6:03 PM

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I’ll have to redo all my game settings again downloaded hundreds of gbs of games and debloat etc etc etc

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to much work.

short forge Jan 21, 2026, 6:04 PM

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The alternative to that is you don't have internet on it

vague stream Jan 21, 2026, 6:04 PM

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what else can I do.

short forge Jan 21, 2026, 6:04 PM

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At best you're having a driver issue, but you said you've already gone through the wringer which implies you've reinstalled your driver already

vague stream Jan 21, 2026, 6:04 PM

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I blocked a ton of microsoft services via firewall

short forge Jan 21, 2026, 6:04 PM

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Second best option is your physical wifi adapter is dead

vague stream Jan 21, 2026, 6:04 PM

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no it works on my laptop.

short forge Jan 21, 2026, 6:05 PM

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vague stream I blocked a ton of microsoft services via firewall

If it was working after you did that, then it isn't the problem

vague stream Jan 21, 2026, 6:05 PM

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it was

short forge Jan 21, 2026, 6:05 PM

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vague stream no it works on my laptop.

What?

vague stream Jan 21, 2026, 6:05 PM

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the usb adapter

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and the ethernet worked in Tails OS

short forge Jan 21, 2026, 6:05 PM

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Ethernet isn't working in windows?

vague stream Jan 21, 2026, 6:05 PM

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nope

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shows no internet

short forge Jan 21, 2026, 6:05 PM

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And you have reinstalled all drivers?

vague stream Jan 21, 2026, 6:05 PM

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idk the drivers for my ethernet

short forge Jan 21, 2026, 6:06 PM

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Its just in device manager

vague stream Jan 21, 2026, 6:06 PM

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it’s Realtek PCIE GbE Family Controller

short forge Jan 21, 2026, 6:06 PM

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Uninstall from there, and if it doesn't auto reinstall then look up your motherboard on another computer and download the drivers from the support page

vague stream Jan 21, 2026, 6:06 PM

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my motherboard is b450mhp

short forge Jan 21, 2026, 6:06 PM

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Yeah that's your ethernet, uninstall it and the wifi driver

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You need to have the wifi adapter plugged in

vague stream Jan 21, 2026, 6:07 PM

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should I delete driver software to or

short forge Jan 21, 2026, 6:07 PM

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You can check event viewer too, but no guarantees it'll have anything useful

short forge Jan 21, 2026, 6:07 PM

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vague stream should I delete driver software to or

You can, typically doesn't affect anything

vague stream Jan 21, 2026, 6:07 PM

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what to check in event viewer

short forge Jan 21, 2026, 6:07 PM

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System logs, warning error and critical

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99% of warnings mean nothing, and most errors also don't mean anything

vague stream Jan 21, 2026, 6:08 PM

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short forge Jan 21, 2026, 6:09 PM

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Irrelevant

vague stream Jan 21, 2026, 6:09 PM

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when I synchronise my clock it doesn’t work

short forge Jan 21, 2026, 6:09 PM

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We've already established its a DNS issue

vague stream Jan 21, 2026, 6:09 PM

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does that matter

short forge Jan 21, 2026, 6:09 PM

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oop gtg

rapid cradle Jan 21, 2026, 9:15 PM

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@vague stream can you show me your ipv4 settings

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If you can ping 8.8.8.8 but can't resolve names your DNS resolution is messed up

vague stream Jan 21, 2026, 9:31 PM

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problem fixed

short forge Jan 21, 2026, 10:44 PM

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What was the problem

jovial crater Jan 22, 2026, 2:44 AM

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vague stream problem fixed

Never say "problem fixed" without sharing HOW you fixed the problem.

short forge Jan 22, 2026, 7:40 AM

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@vague stream The fact that you put on a wilted rose reaction instead of responding is flat out childish

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