Windows 10: Why can’t my computer connect to the internet?

The power went out, and my computer hasn’t been able to connect to the internet since. The WiFi icon in the bottom right either doesn’t pop up, or it’s grayed out and unable to toggled. It also refused to detect my internet despite the internet being back on. I tried connecting to my personal hotspot, and it didn’t detect that either. Bluetooth still works perfectly fine. I’ve tried restarting the computer and doing the network reset but neither had an effect. The only other issue is that lightweight programs such as task manager and settings crash almost randomly, and the computer takes minut

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Connecting computer with no internet connection to network printer


@dk1971

1. Open Admin command and type: ipconfig
   
   
   
2. Win+X->Control Panel->Netwok and Sharing Center
   Follow the screen shot. This should disable internet access from this PC but allows access to local device(s)
   NOTE: Use the IP & Subnet Mask from step 1. Leave Default gateway & DNS Server blank
   
   
   

 

Computer says not connected to Internet even after connected to Internet

Hi Mark,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand that applications show that you are not connected to Internet. I’ll certainly help you with this issue.



However, please let us know:

• How is the computer connected to Internet i.e. Ethernet or Wi-Fi?
  
• Are you aware of any changes made on the computer prior to this issue?
  
• Which build version of Windows 10 is installed on the computer? To check type:
  winver in the search bar on the Taskbar and hit
  Enter.
  

I would suggest you to try changing the network connection i.e. if the computer is connected to Internet through Wi-Fi, try using Ethernet and check if that helps.



You may also want to refer the troubleshooting steps mentioned in the article
Fix network connection issues in Windows.



Let us know how it goes.



Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

Is it possible to share internet connection via remote desktop?

RDP is not capable of Internet sharing, so you can't share Internet using RDP with standard applications. There are many way to share Internet from a Windows box to another one. I suggest you to use VPN. You should do following steps:

1. Run VPN Server on your server with unlimited internet access
   
2. Connect to VPN server from your limited computer