Windows 10: Windows 10 "unable to connect to this network"

I read that a lot of people have this problem.


It started happening about 2 days after I installed Windows 10. There are several solutions I have tried, but they only seem to work for a day. Then, on it's own, while my laptop is in use, internet dies on me and I am unable to connect. Restarting my laptop, turning air plane mode on and off and forgetting the network don't work.


I have tried several things from this list, but like I said, they only work for a day:

https://windowsreport.com/windows-10-cant-connect-this-network/


I tried flushing dns, uninstalling the wireless network adapter driver, checking if IPV4 and IPV6 are enabled which they are, if the adapter is set to turn off when laptop is not in use the only thing I was able to do with that is at 5.1 in the article, the rest seemed fine, I checked if I have the latest drivers which I obviously would have, since I had to uninstall them so often to get my internet to work at all, checked other power options related to the adapter which would be weird, since it happens when my laptop is in use, ran troubleshoot which only resets the adapter when connected, and won't work if I can't connect.


I know there are more steps on there, but they seem risky for me to try. I am at my wits end. I have no idea what is causing this. Something seems to be wrong with the adapter, it seems, but I have to do a fresh install almost daily to even have internet. Just flushed the DNS and for now it seems fine. But I have the feeling in about 24 hours it will die again.


What to do? I never had problems with windows 8.1, but I chose to go to windows 10 for several reasons, and I really don't wanna give that up.

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No network connection

Hello Graham,

To resolve your concern about wireless network issues, please click the link below and follow the suggested troubleshooting steps:

• Fix network connection issues in Windows 10

Let us know how it goes.

 

Unable to connect to Wireless network on Windows 10.

Hi Dave,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I appreciate you for providing details about the issue and your efforts towards resolving it.

I understand that you are unable to connect to Wi Fi. We will assist you to resolve the issue.

• I appreciate if you could answer few questions to narrow down to the issue.
  
• What is the make and model of the computer?
• Did you see a red cross on the Internet connection near the Action center?
• Did you install any third party security application?

As an initial troubleshooting step, I suggest you to refer to the article provided below and check if that helps to resolve the issue.

Fix Wi-Fi connection issues in Windows

Hope the information helps. Let us know if you need further assistance. We will be happy to help.

Thank you.

 

Network Connectivity

Hi,



Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community. I understand your concern and I am glad to assist you.





In order for us to find out what causes your computer not to connect to the Internet, we would like to gather more information:

• Which apps are unable to connect to the internet?
• Have you tried to connect to the internet using Internet Explorer?
• Are there any software or hardware changes made to your computer prior to this issue?
• Are there any recent updates installed to your computer?
• How are you trying to connect to the Internet? Wi-Fi/LAN
• Are there any third party anti-virus installed on your computer?

In the meantime, we suggest you follow the steps provided on the link below

• Fix network connection issues in Windows 10

Regards.