Windows 10: Media Disconnected

Have Windows 10 Version 1803

Dell Inspiron 1545 Laptop



WI-Fi and Ethernet not connected.

Device Manager indicates the Wi-Fi Card and Ethernet Controllers are working properly.

Settings – Status – WiFi initially shows Wi-Fi is Off. I toggle it ON and try again, return and the toggle has returned to OFF.

Other devices connect to the wi-fi and ethernet fine



Have tried all of these all the suggestions I've seen in various forums, including:

Troubleshooter does not solve.

Ipconfig/all shows the ethernet and wi-fi as “media disconnected”.

Tried the reset WINSOCK and IP Stack.

Tried ipconfig/flushdns.

Tried ipconfig/release.

Tried Reset TCP/IP.

Made sure network adapter is enabled.

Searched for updated driver, “Windows determined that the best driver is already installed”.

Device Manager does not indicate a red or yellow flag on the adapters.

Took the laptop to another wi-fi hotspot and the device will not show the available networks.

Downloaded a driver from another device to a flash drive and tried to install to the affected device but the device wont recognize the file.

Uninstalled the Wi-Fi Adapter, scanned for Hardware Changes, and restarted.

Same problem



Should I conclude that both of the adapters (both?) are bad?

:)

 

IPCONFIG /ALL reveals Media State = Media Disconnected for many users

It is perfectly clear.

Look at my screen shot. The "Ethernet adaptor Local Area Connedtion" doesn't say media disconnected.

That is because there is a cable connected to that connection. That is where my internet and network is coming from. Because that connection doesn't say media disconnected, I have network access and internet access. If I unplug the network cable from my machine, and run it again, it changes to media disconnected.

When you add the /all switch to ipconfig, it shows you every network connection.

The isatap and tunnelling connections that it lists are NOT releated to your ISP. They are actually virtual connections created to handle sending IPv6 packets over a private IPv4 network. It only really applies to very specific conditions, and for the most part will always say media disconnected. You should ignore these, as they have nothing to do with if you are actually connected to a network or the Internet.

 

Media disconnected and cannot connect to anything

Hi,

I tried all the steps. When i was doing this

• Type netsh winsock reset and press Enter.
• Type netsh int ip reset and press Enter.
• Type ipconfig /release and press Enter.
• Type ipconfig /renew and press Enter.
• Type ipconfig /flushdns and press Enter.

In the third step, ipconfig/ rease no operations can be performed as media is disconnected. This error comes for Bluetooth, wlan and wifi all.

I tried troubleshooting network adapter also but in vain.

Please let me know the next steps.

 

"media disconnected" error message on Windows 10.

Hi,

I tried all the steps. When i was doing this

• Type netsh winsock reset and press Enter.
• Type netsh int ip reset and press Enter.
• Type ipconfig /release and press Enter.
• Type ipconfig /renew and press Enter.
• Type ipconfig /flushdns and press Enter.

In the third step, ipconfig/ rease no operations can be performed as media is disconnected. This error comes for Bluetooth, wlan and wifi all.

I tried troubleshooting network adapter also but in vain.

Please let me know the next steps.