Windows 10: Taskbar internet icon showing not connected when in fact you are connected FIX

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Microsoft still haven't fixed the problem of the taskbar internet icon showing not connected when in fact you are connected after the most recent large update.


I notice most of the moderators on here including yourself give out a lot of troubleshooting advice about this issue that doesn't work. Nor does Windows troubleshooting work. It just resets the internet but doesn't fix the icon issue which seems to affect some software that relies on this status to operate.


Here is what works for anyone who stumbles on this after wasting hours like I did. I don't know why it works but it does. I am not a Tech but why hasn't Microsoft fixed this as the issue has been around for so long and I hold my breath everytime Windows 10 updates. I have saved this fix in Dropbox because I have had to refer to it more than once and I shouldn't have to keep repairing WIndows myself. How would someone less able to search the Internet and implement this fix be able to cope ?


Run regedit
Go to this key

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\NlaSvc\Parameters\Internet]

Click on "EnableActiveProbing"

Change value from 0 to 1 and reboot.


Can you please let ALL your colleagues know about this so they don't waste any more users' time and also pass this on to MIcrosoft so they can fix it ! I appreciate you are a volunteer and are doing a job that Microsoft should be paying you for. We users are sick to death of something breaking for thousands of users every single time Microsoft does a major update Windows 10.


If you are getting an "exasperated" vibe then you have picked it correctly.

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taskbar network connectivity icon not showing connected but internet

Hi, you could start by running through the ideas here and posting the result of each:
Wireless network shows Not Connected but internet works [STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE]

History: (usually omitted by posters)
When did you last connect normally, and what might have changed since then?

 

taskbar network connectivity icon not showing connected but internet

I am having this problem the network icon shows me not connected as in screenshot below.



My OS information
Version 10.0.18363 Build 18363
OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Home Single Language

I am though connected to wifi and able to browse internet perfectly. I do not know why this icon is showing as disconnected. What can I do to rectify this situation.

 

internet connection

Hi,

Please answer these questions so we can assist you better:

• Have you tried connecting to the router with a wired connection? If yes, does it behave the same way?
  
• Does the Network Status in Settings say you're not connected to the internet?
  
• Is the WiFi icon on the taskbar showing a limited connection? Have you also tried any troubleshooting steps?

We'll be waiting for your response.