Windows 10: How to reset Winsock in Windows 10

Windows Sockets or Winsock is a technical specification or a programming interface which decides how any program handles input/output requests for Internet applications, i.e., TCP/IP in Windows. In this guide, we will learn about Winsock, why and when you need [...]

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After reset of Windows 10 one or more protocols are missing and Winsock registry entries are missing.

Hi Claire,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

I understand the inconvenience caused to you as you are unable to connect to internet, we will help you with this issue.

Winsock or Windows Sockets is a technical specification that defines how Windows network software should access network services.



I suggest you to try the below steps and check if you are able to connect to internet.

Step 1: Perform a Winsock Reset

1. Open the Windows Start Screen or Start Menu and type cmd in the search box.

2. Right-click Command Prompt or cmd in the search results and select Run as Administrator.

3. Type netsh winsock reset in the Command Prompt window and press Enter. Wait for Windows to finish resetting your Winsock configuration.

4. Reboot your computer.



Step 2: I suggest you to refer to the below thread replied by jtelliott94 on March 25, 2015 and check if it helps.

Refer
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/insider_wintp-insider_web/windows-socket-registry-entries-missing-according/5f54e033-9d49-4de0-bf23-576653641b20

Hope it helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of this issue for further assistance.

 

Can’t connect to internet after winsock reset


No internet access after winsock reset..
I’m on Windows 10.

Long story short an online game wasn’t working for me so I followed a Youtube video that told me to enter in some commands in cmd. Commands were:
netsh winsock reset
netsh winsock reset catalog
netsh int ipv4 reset

I reset my laptop and now I can’t access the internet..

I tried again with another set of winsock reset commands but still doesn’t work. Help?

 

How to reset whole netsh? (Windows 7)

Was wondering has the commands changed somehow since on Windows XP and on Windows Vista 'NETSH INT RESET ALL' cleaned entire netsh up from top to bottom.

Now on Windows 7 this same command says no go and only way I can see it is by building .cmd/.bat which does something like:

Code: netsh winsock reset all netsh int 6to4 reset all netsh int ipv4 reset all netsh int ipv6 reset all netsh int httpstunnel reset all netsh int isatap reset all netsh int portproxy reset all netsh int tcp reset all netsh int teredo reset all[/quote] now the king of the hill of bugs is this doesn't actually do even it's job even after reboot. values setup to are not reset to defaults. (I know I could add more entire list of entries there is, but looking for clean delete/wipe settings & default everything not to dump entire list of resets.)

So, anyone got a plan B?