Windows 10: What does netsh winsock reset does and why it fixes Google Chrome?

Hello,

Every month or so comes a time where Google Chrome will stop working, I had a post about it here but no solution was found, until I found a video that shows that you need to run a netsh winsock reset in the command prompt, and it worked

Why is that?

Thanks!

:)

 

Browsers can't access the web after Windows update, unless a non-system drive is mounted

Fixed the problem by resetting Winsock and rebooting:

netsh winsock reset

Can anyone suggest why it occurred?

 

Intermittent loss of networking - v1607, 14393.1198 Firefox 53, Netsh winsock reset fixes

Intermittent loss of networking - v1607, 14393.1198 Firefox 53, Netsh winsock reset fixes

I've recently getting loss of network connectivity on my Windows 10 laptop.

- it affects WiFi, and not corrected if I change adapters

- it affects Ethernet too.

Ping works still, so do any established SSH connections.

But Web Browsing does not, with any Browser.

I can't even connect to my home's router.

Network troubleshoot does not report any problems

A reboot does not fix.

But network in house is still up, as my Andoid phone and Linux systems still connect.

What fixes it is

- to remove Firefox 53

- run netsh winsock reset, and reboot

Does this sound familiar to anyone?

Thx

John

 

Resetting your wireless is not going to fix Chrome. You need to go through your add-ons and find out which ones are the culprit.

All that the reset is doing is flushing the IP Table, Winsock and DNS.

 

I don't have any add-ons, and this trick is always working *Huh

 

Repair and Reset Windows Winsock (TCP/IP) Catalog Corruption - Tech Journey

Since it happens regularly, something is definitely damaging it, a security software or other?
Though it is strange, that it happens only once a month, maybe an update of something triggers it?

 

I guess, but if you google it, i.e "Chrome slow loading" or something this style, you'll see I'm not the only one having that problem, maybe it's something to do with Windows 10?

 

If you disabled all of the add-ins, created a new profile and Chrome still has issues, it is Windows. If it does not, then something with Chrome was the problem.

Also not everyone is having issues with Chrome. If that was the case, Google would be broadcasting it for all to know that the fix is only a day away. Unlike Microsoft who tend to just keep kicking the can down the road, hoping that users will just forget about it.