Windows 10: Can’t Reach Internet thru ANY Browser, but cmd and other apps connect just fine.

For the past few months, I’ve been having problems reaching websites through browsers. On Edge, every website I visit gives “Hmmm… can’t reach this page” ERR_TIMED_OUT, and the same thing happens when I try with Firefox and Chrome. Messaging with Discord and listening to Spotify work just fine, and pings and network apps in CMD run without a hitch.In the past, I could get browsers to work by restarting my computer. They’d work for a day or two before failing again. Now, every time I restart my computer the browsers fail 100% though other apps still work.Does anyone know what the problem co

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Ping works fine, but no Internet connection in browser

Without having changed any settings, I can't access the Internet anymore through my laptop running Windows 10. Every browser tells me the connection has timed out. I can connect to the router and other devices on the network are not affected. Windows tells me that I am "connected to the Internet" but apparently, that's no help. It doesn't seem to work through other WiFi networks or ethernet either.

ping google.com works fine and surfing by IP address does not help.
I tried restarting the computer, restarting the router, resetting IP configuration with no avail. I couldn't find a problem in the network settings either. I tried about anything suggested on this website.
I hope someone of you has any idea as to what could resolve the issue. Thanks.

Update

So it turns out I can access google websites such as google.com or youtube, but nothing else. I tried some of the suggestions I found online, but nothing worked. Ideas?

 

Programs not connected to the Internet, but browsers work fine

Hi Nathan,

I’m Rey, your Independent Advisor.

I understand you are having trouble connecting to the internet on your applications but your browser is connected with no problem. Let's work on this together.

Kindly check if the proxy connection is turned on, and if so, kindly uncheck it.

Follow the steps to disable proxy:

a. Click Start, and type Internet options.

b. Click the Connections tab, and then click LAN settings

c. Uncheck the Use Proxy server.

d. Click Apply and Ok to save changes.

Also, double-check your date and time of your system if it's correct.

Now open CMD Admin,

Type these:

>netsh winsock reset

>netsh int ip reset

Reset the entire network and follow this:

Start, select Settings.

Select Network & Internet.

Click Status, and Network Reset.

Click Reset and Yes.

Let me know if this helps, if not, then let's continue once you're done with these steps.

Regards,

 

W10 can connect to wider internet but cannot access web pages

I have an odd issue with my W10 laptop linked to Sky broadband in the UK via wifi using a Sky router. The effect is that while I can actually access the internet (I can send and receive emails using Outlook and can connect to other machines using TeamViewer) I cannot access any web site (Google, BBC etc). There is no specific error message, merely that the access request timed out and a suggestion that it may be to do with proxy.

I have tried the following:

1. Other systems (W10 and ios) can access web sites using the same Sky router (therefore probably not a router problem)
2. I have sent and received emails using Outlook, so the broadband connection is working (probably not a Sky problem)
3. I have tried two different browsers (Firefox and Edge), no connection (not a browser problem)
4. I am using Windows Defender and have:
   1. Made sure that Firefox is in the list of allowed systems in its Firewall, no connection after a reboot
   2. Turned off the Firewall and tried again - no connection

My next step will be to re-install Windows, but has anyone got any other suggestions? Could it be some sort of virus (I have carried out a complete virus check using Defender)

So - any suggestions?