Are you having trouble connecting to the Internet on your computer or smartphone? Often, the situation can simply be resolved by contacting the reset network settings. How to do this on popular platforms - versions of "Windows", "Android", we will describe later in the material.
Why do I need a reset?
Why, in fact, reset network settings? This manipulation is vital for such situations when the network settings are not correctly changed, as a result of which Internet access from a computer or smartphone becomes impossible. What is the reason? Settings can change malicious applications and viruses, as well as the user himself.
In this case, there are problems with IP or DNS. Consequence: the Internet is slow, some sites do not open at all, the connection to the router or provider is not established, it is not possible to distribute Wi-Fi from the device.
Even experienced users believe that it is the reset of network settings that can in most cases cope with many Internet problems. The essence of the procedure is that it will reset the settings to the factory settings, as well as clear all parameters that have been changed by the system, programs or the user himself.
The nuances of the procedure
Resetting network settings is a fairly simple manipulation that even an inexperienced user can handle. But before proceeding with it, we will introduce the reader to two important nuances:
- It is not necessary to independently perform a reset on a work or school computer or other corporate device that you do not personally own. It’s more correct to contact your organization’s system administrator for help. In these cases, the specialist manually sets certain TCP / IP protocol settings.
- After this manipulation, it may be necessary to reconfigure the network settings of the computer to connect it to the Internet. For example, in some cases, this is required by the provider.
Now we will analyze specific instructions for various versions of popular operating systems.
Windows Vista: Reset Options
Resetting the network adapter here is available in two variations. Consider them.
The first option is to use the special Microsoft Fix it utility. The program will help the user reset the TCP / IP settings to factory defaults. You can download it on the official Microsoft website. No complicated actions need to be performed: just run the utility on the computer, the program will cope with the problem itself. Upon completion of the task, be sure to restart the PC for the solutions to take effect.
The second option is to manually change the settings. Step by step we will analyze this procedure:
- Click on the Start menu.
- In the search bar, enter the text cmd. Click on Enter.
- You will see the "Command Line".
- Click on the inscription with the right mouse button.
- In the list of the context menu, select "Run as administrator".
- Write (or copy from the article) the following line: netsh int ip reset logfile.txt.
- Run the command (click on "Enter"). As a result, TCP / IP settings will be reset to factory defaults, and the changes made will be written to the log file of the current directory, from where it was launched.
- For the changes made to the settings to take effect, you just have to restart the PC. That's all!
"Windows 7": through the command line
First of all, we will analyze the reset of network settings on the command line. We start the procedure as follows:
- Run a command prompt on the computer as its administrator.
- The easiest way: go to the "Start" section, then type cmd in the search bar.
- In the results you will see "Command Prompt". Click on the inscription with the right mouse button.
- Select "Run as administrator" in the context menu.
- Run this command: netsh winsock reset. You can print it yourself or copy-paste from the text of this article.
- To execute a command, do not forget to click on the Enter button.
- After the command is executed by the system, restart your computer.
- Check your internet access. As a rule, in most cases, these simple actions are enough to completely solve the problem.
"Windows 7": if the command line did not help ...
However, sometimes resetting network settings through the command line does not work. What to do in this case? Revert to the command line:
- Repeat steps 1-4 from the previous instruction.
- Give the computer a new command: "netsh int ip reset c: \ resetlog.txt". It can be reprinted or also copied from this text.
- Run the command and restart the computer. The problem after these actions should disappear.
Some experts advise, for fidelity, to execute commands from the previous and given subtitle one after another, and then also reboot their device. As a result of these manipulations, the network settings on your computer will be reset to factory defaults.
"Windows 7": reset the DNS cache
You now know how to perform on Windows 7 (manipulation, by the way, is also suitable for later versions of the OS) reset network settings through the command line. However, you may encounter a similar, but slightly different problem: "The DNS server is not responding," "The server cannot find the DNS address."
What to do in this case? It will be enough limited only to reset DNS. In this case, we again turn to the command line:
- From the Start menu, go to the command line.
- Type or copy the following command from the text: ipconfig / flushdns.
- Check your internet connection.
- If the problem is not resolved, then we recommend that you refer to the two previous instructions.
Windows 7: Using Microsoft Easy Fix
Resetting Windows network settings is also possible through a special utility. You can download the program called Microsoft Easy Fix on the official Microsoft website.
How to use it? We offer an algorithm for simple actions:
- Run the utility on your computer.
- As soon as the window opens, click on "Next".
- Further, the program will independently introduce the necessary changes to the network settings of the system.
- At the end of the utility will offer to restart the computer.
- To do this, close the program and select the system reboot in the PC menu.
After that, the problem should disappear, the Internet on the computer will be available to you again. And we will further analyze how to deal with it in the late tenth version.
"Windows 10": reset option
If you yourself are "too smart" with the network settings, or if your device for no reason, stubbornly does not want to connect to the Internet, then we also suggest turning to a reset. On Windows 10, it is produced using a slightly different algorithm:
- Go to the settings menu. It can be found both through the "Start", and referring to the combination of "hot" keys: Win + I.
- Go to the "Network and Internet" section.
- In this paragraph, you need a subsection called "Status".
- Now scroll to the bottommost item. There you will see what you need - "Network Reset".
- Click on the inscription. You will see a system warning: the action will remove and reinstall all available network drivers, and also restore the factory (original, original) network settings. Note that you may then need to reinstall the network software. For example, a VPN client.
- Click on "Reset Now." That's the whole procedure for resetting the network settings of Windows 10.
As a result of the actions taken, the network settings will return to the original. The solution is quite dramatic, so you should turn to it in the event that other ways to cope with the problem have been powerless. Perhaps the situation can be saved by contacting a specialist.
Before resetting, make sure that the problem is specifically in your computer. Try connecting another device to the network. If there is also a lack of Internet access on it, then the matter is most likely in the provider or router.
Resetting on a smartphone
In conclusion, imagine resetting the network settings to Android. There may also be problems with the Internet on the smartphone, which can only be solved in such a cardinal way. We offer to act according to the instructions:
- Go to "Settings".
- Scroll through the menu, find the item "Reset and activation".
- Find the "Reset Network Settings" section.
- Here you just need to tap on the "Reset Settings" button. On some smartphones, the selected action must be confirmed.
If this manipulation did not help, then the solution is dramatic: completely reset the device to factory settings. But before that, you should copy important data from your smartphone.
Now you know how to reset network settings on various versions of Windows, phones on the Android platform. This solution allows you to cope with a situation where it is impossible to access the Internet from the device, when you accidentally changed the settings to incorrect. It is available both through the settings menu, the command line, and through a special utility.