Windows 10: Very strange Connection Problem

Hi all,

This is a wierd one so bear with me :]

A couple of minutes after booting the pc websites will no longer load. Except for Google and Youtube - it will search but when I click on the links it won't work. I can ping all other websites just fine they just wont load in any browser.

It also seems that local network connections get cut off somehow - I can no longer remote desktop to other machines on our lan BUT the PC that has the problem does accept connections. I also cant acces remote drives printers etc. I can ping em.

I should also note that this is the only pc on the lan that has this problem.
Rebooting the systems makes everything work OK for a while.

another strange thing is that clicking on the share tab in the a Drive menu crashes explorer *Redface

Windows 10 pro - build 10.0.18362 - all updates installed.

What I tried so far :

Turned off defender and anitvirus software - no luck
I flushed and changed dns to several different ones - no luck
changed IP from static to dynamic - no luck
I ran chechdisk - no luck
I ran sfc - which found 0 erros - no luck
I restored windows to a couple of days before it started acting up. - no luck
I think it somehow stopped working during this log section - but I'm not 100% sure :

Process Hacker 2.39.124
Windows NT 10.0 (64-bit)
09-Jul-20 14:58:01

14:56:23 09-Jul-20: Process terminated: acrodist.exe (16412); exit status 0x0
14:56:59 09-Jul-20: Process terminated: WmiPrvSE.exe (15464); exit status 0x0
14:57:18 09-Jul-20: Process terminated: svchost.exe (7724); exit status 0x0
14:57:18 09-Jul-20: Service stopped: fdPHost (Function Discovery Provider Host)
14:57:27 09-Jul-20: Process created: svchost.exe (14812) started by services.exe (880)
14:57:27 09-Jul-20: Service started: fdPHost (Function Discovery Provider Host)
14:57:35 09-Jul-20: Process created: AdobeARM.exe (2796) started by svchost.exe (1468)
14:57:35 09-Jul-20: Process created: acrobat_sl.exe (1424) started by AdobeARM.exe (2796)
14:57:36 09-Jul-20: Process terminated: acrobat_sl.exe (1424); exit status 0x0
14:57:48 09-Jul-20: Process terminated: svchost.exe (13224); exit status 0x0
14:57:48 09-Jul-20: Service stopped: NgcSvc (Microsoft Passport)

:)

 

Very strange Connection Problem

Thanks for the suggestion, I just tried running the troubleshooter and I get the "Troubleshooting couldn't identify the problem " . Detailed info gives " No issues detected".

Pinging Microsoft.com works fine. maybe thats why it doesnt detect problems ?

 

Strange boot problem

I am trying to get my head round the 6 steps above before having a go. If you can expand on them it may give me a bit more confidence. I cant lose the whole contents of my PC.
Have attached details as you suggested.

 

WiFi Connection Problem

Hello Claire,

For us to isolate the issue you are experiencing, kindly respond to the questions below:

• When did the issue started?
• Have you made any software or hardware changes to your device prior to the issue?

As a first troubleshooting step, we suggest that you run the Network troubleshooter. The Network troubleshooter can help diagnose and fix common connection problem. Here's how to run the troubleshooter:

• In the search box on the taskbar, type Network troubleshooter, and then select
  Identify and repair network problems from the list of results.
• Follow the steps in the troubleshooter and see if that resolves the problem.