My upgrade to the new Windows version may have gone smoothly. Still, after booting to the Desktop, I noticed no Network icon in the Notification Area of the Taskbar. I could not connect to the Internet—whether it was my cable broadband connection or the WiFi.
No internet access after Windows Upgrade
I opened Windows Settings > Network & Internet, and clicked on the Status link. Here the Network status was showing a No internet access message.
No internet access after installing Feature Update on Windows 11/10
1] Run Windows Network Diagnostics Troubleshooter
If you see this message, you need to click on the Troubleshoot button. When you do that, the Windows Network Diagnostics Troubleshooter will open and try to fix the problems.
Once the job is done, see if it has helped.
This worked for me.
Related: Internet not working after Windows Update.
2] Use Registry Editor
If the Network icon says No internet access, but you are connected, do the following:
Open the Registry Editor and navigate to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NlaSvc\Parameters\Internet
On the right side, locate and right-click EnableActiveProbing.
Select Modify and change its Value data from 0 to 1.
Click OK and exit.
Restart your computer and see.
Related: Network icon says No internet access, but I am connected.
3] Use Hardware and Devices troubleshooter
Run the Hardware and Devices troubleshooter.
Read: No Internet after fresh Windows install
4] Use Network Reset
Use the Network Reset feature and see if that works for you.
These posts offer additional troubleshooting suggestions:
- Internet not working after Windows Update
- Cannot access to Internet after installing Cumulative Update
- Windows cannot connect to the Internet
- Ethernet connection not working
- No internet, secured Windows WiFi error.
