Here I fix no internet access in Windows 8.1. The limited internet connection wifi and No Internet Access is a common Windows 8.1 issue. Microsoft windows 8.1 update of windows 8 is on the market since few months and lots of windows, 8 users already updated and the rest is on the verge of updating. But, when you update to any higher version and it creates problems for you in many fields then it feels you nervous. There are many problems occurring in windows 8.1 and today in this post I am going give you the solution of the Wi-Fi router connectivity problem. It sometimes happens that the Wi-Fi router sometimes shows that “No Internet Access” or “Limited” connectivity and so lets have a look over its few solutions.
Solution 1: No Internet Access In Windows 8.1
Step 1:
Go to Device Manager → Network adapters.
Step 2:
Expand it (Network adapters).
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Step 3:
Select your network adapter showing the message of “No Internet Access” or “Limited” connectivity. Watch video tutorial to solve this issue within seconds.
Step 4:
Right click on your wireless network adapter and then tap “Update Driver Software”.
Step 5:
Now on a new window you will need to click on “Browse my computer for driver software”.
Step 6:
Then select “Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer”.
Step 7:
Now choose the “Manufacturer’s drivers” from the list of two and then click next.
Step 8:
After the completion of the process just restart your PC and check if the problem is solved or not. If not, goto solution 2.
Solution 2: No Internet Access In Windows 8.1
Step 1:
Open command prompt.
Step 2:
Just go on hitting the enter after typing the each command.
netsh int tcp set heuristics disabled
netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=disable
netsh int tcp set global rss=enabled
Step 3:
Now to check if the settings are disabled type:
netsh int tcp show global
then hit enter.
Step 4:
Now the thing left is just rebooting your system and just check if the problem is solved or not and just give feedback.
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Conclusion
The above was the solution for solving the Wi-Fi router connectivity problem arising in windows 8.1. So, if you have any problem regarding this issue, then please comment below for more details.
Stefan Ivanović says
This wont work for Intel. After months of problems with limited WiFi and general connectivity problems on Windows 8.1 I finally managed to get it to work properly.
In advanced TCP/IP settings under IPv4 protocol settings put Gateway and Interface metric to 1 instead of Automatic. Now PC connects to network a little bit slower than usual, but it works. I tried everything I’ve found on forums with no luck and finally figured this out, pretty much accidentally, but it works. I tried pretty much everything I’ve found on various forums and MS or Intel support, but only this helped me.
Kathryn says
Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!!
Andres Coronado says
I had this problem about 2 months ago and the solution number 2 fixed the problem, but now I’m having this issues again, any ideas on how to solve it?
Prabhath says
Problem hasn’t yet solved for me. I have followed the two solutions that you described in this page. Please help me, thanks in advance
Luke Sevi says
I’ve tried both of these solutions and literally everything else I can find on google and nothing is helping. I was fine until windows made me update to 8.1, now I cant get online. I have an Asus g750j with a Broadcom 802.11ac network adapter, I’ve tried installing just about every driver I can find locally on my computer. I even tried a system restore to back before the windows update, still nothing. Please help!
Andy says
Opens seamlessly now after updating the driver. Seems a bit ridiculous that such an internal problem is so fixable so easily yet the eggheads in Redmond have not fixed this so it does this on its own. And I just did their latest update yesterday 11/13/14. Will remain optimistic that a user-friendly option happens soon. Not necessarily for me but for the multitude of users who barely know how to turn on their “Facebook Machine’;)
Eaglemex says
Dude, you are awesome. I’ve been having this problem for months, re-installed the OS, re-installed the WiFI driver, used different router and it ended up being the stupid Microsoft driver for my wifi adapter. I really appreciate your assistance and you rock.
Kane says
Hello, after i did what you said I still cannot access to the internet, how to i confirm that the netsh int tcp global is enabled?
Andy says
Wow, thank you so freaking much. Had this problem for three weeks. I tried to connect to wifi and it wasn’t working. It was probably because I had Windows 8, which was a common problem to everyone who had the same OS. But I did your 2nd method and it solved everything. Everyone should look at this and you deserve more recognition. 😀
Todd says
I love you. You Are just an absolute beautiful hero sir.
Sandesh JP says
Cool it’s working. .thx
Fiveswords says
Thanks for posting this. 1st solution totally fixed up our Win 8.1 upgrade. It was confusing as the drivers for wired / wireless on our Toshiba Satellite looked the same. However, the driver names listed indicated (Microsoft) & (Realtek). Installed the Realtek and was up and running after the reboot.
You Rock!
ToshibaSwallows says
You are a lifesaver!
madan says
Its not working my lap iam having lenovo 580
CoolDad says
Solution 1 worked for me. Thanks a lot for your post it saved me tons of trouble 🙂
madhu says
Hi,
I am able to connect to wifi tethering from my mobile but not with the modem wifi. But other system having same windows 8.1 is connected to the same wifi without any issue.
I tried both the methods but its not working for me. Can you please suggest any solution.
Rishi psk says
Hey… Can u find a permanent solution for this?? The second solution works bt i have to keep on doing this again as again at least once per month as the problem arises frequently….
Heng says
Hi.I had tried both option but doesn’t work.For option 2, it shows the requested operation requires elevation.May I know what should I do?For my problem,ipv6 shows no internet access even i had connect to wifi.
nik says
i tried both method as u told but they are not working connection is still limited.plz help me sir.
Shawnna says
Thank you so much!!! You are the best. I can’t believe its fixed.
akshay says
Tuch to hero, thank u very much
Neferua says
Thank you so much for posting this. Fix 2 resolved my issue. Fix 1 timed out on me several times so I gave up and tried solution 2. Didn’t think it would work but it did. Thanks again for posting this!!
Prakhar says
Great yr…ausum…works !! 🙂
David says
I’ve tried both of these, the first fixed my problem of “no available connections” but stuck me with limited. When I tried the second I got error messages (no specified action/must run as administrator) but I AM administrator. I tried multiple times, but nothing helps. I did manage to get a solid connection for about 2 minutes but it dropped off quick. Help 🙁
Karen says
I have been resisting the upgrade, but eventually Windows 8.1 just sneaked in and upgraded itself! Then I had spotty internet service, then none at all. I was about to take the computer in for service when I googled “windows 8.1 no internet access” and your site was the first in the list. I tried it. It worked. Thank you SO much.
Alex says
Nope, it didn’t help me, I have Atheros AR9287 and all ways were not successful…
Jason Lam says
I’m still in trouble! Yesterday when I was trying solution 2 the last two commands wouldn’t work. But today they did and I thought I’ve solved the problem but it is still not working.
My laptop can connect to wifis and they say I have internet access ( when pointed to the wifi) but when I go on internet it doesn’t load. Help!
FUDHA says
Not Working (Win 8.1 Pro & WiFi Connection)
george says
Thank you so much, i had alot of trouble with this after updating, and the ‘walkthrough’ on the microsoft website was useless, this was clear and simple, thank you
Marc Sauz says
Man you are the bizness! You fixed worked I have a static ip set for mylocal network but haven’t been able to connect with out the auto connection settings. problem solved thanks again
John says
AWESOME!!! First time a charm. THANKYOU!!
Lee says
Wow! Thank you so so much! My issue was fixed with Solution 1!
Please let me thank you with a small Christmas present. Maybe a gift card for Amazon or something from Groupon. You should be able to see my email address (which is a mandatory field). Please let me know what you would like. I’m serious about the present. Please do write to me.
Thank you very much again!
Big Guy says
Fix #2 worked great. Solved this problem perfectly. Thanks so much….
Lan Thil says
Wow thanks mate fro saving my money and time… I’ve got 8.1 update and since then no internet. WiFi being connected without an issue. But always came across with page can not be displayed.
However your 2nd option worked without a single issue.
Cheers again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lala says
Wow! This actually worked (part two). You are great. Thank you so much. This helped me a lot after two months of not having Internet and my laptop. I really appreciate it
Rajiv Chemburkar says
I love you man!! I thought I was getting screwed coz I had a less than legal copy of Windows! Thank you so much!
Rajasekhar P says
Awesome BRO….. Its Working……………. ThanQ
Digant says
still cant get rid of it.. plzzz someone help me to get out of it..!!
romit says
still it is unedentified network and limited
i m using dell inspiron
elba says
Hello, thank you for your valuable information. I’m glad to see that many users have solved their connectivity issues. Unfortunately these steps which you and some other blogs suggest didn’t work for me. I’m posting here what finally helped (I don’t know if it will be permanent fix-I sure hope so), hoping to help others. What worked was these steps provided by some other fellow pc users:
Go to Device Manager, then Network adapters, right-click on the wireless driver, and select “Uninstall”. Restart the computer. The driver has been re-installed by windows, you will be able to see your network now, you will have to write your password again.
I’m using windows 8.1 on a Lenovo flex with Qualcomm Atheros AR956x Wireless Network Adapter.
Jay Bokhiria says
Hi elba,
Thank You for sharing helpful information.
sif says
Neither of the 2 solutions worked for me but yours did 🙂 Thanks a whole bunch!
(Lenovo B50 user running win 8.1 with Qualcomm Atheros AR956x wireless adapter)
Caroline says
Thanks! Solution 1 worked for about a month and then I turned on my laptop today and pages wouldn’t load!
I used your post and it worked!
Jessica says
The second option worked!! Thank you SO much. I was so frustrated, but this was easy to do. Life Saver!!! 🙂
Vishweshwar Madhav says
Hi! Jay, many thanks solution 2 worked for me like a song, many thanks for the great help.
Ajohnson says
Thank you so much for sharing this tip. It has really saved me a lot of time.
Patricija says
Hi! I’m from Croatia and I’ve had this problem for more than a month. I took my PC to the service center, but they couldn’t help me . Finally, I found this site and tried out both solutions, the 2nd one worked. MANY MANY THANKS!!!!
John Black says
Hi, Both methods have worked for me, but somehow the problem returns. I reapply one of the fixes (usually the driver one) and it works again. I don’t mind applying a fix, but having to reapply it? It feels as if there’s actually something else the issue?
Anyone else experience the need to reapply?
Cheers
John
Cristy Ng says
Thank you so much for the information. Unfortunately, my laptop still no internet access after trying these two methods. What can I do with this? Thank you.
Abhishek says
Thanks a lot dude… it was really quick and easy. After 7 days struggle I finally got it… Thanks a lot
Dwayne says
I have been searching for a solution for this problem for a couple of weeks now, and this solved it for me, option 1. Thank you.
Sebastian says
I have tried both solutions, didn’t help. I keept pushing “remind me later” on the win 8.1 upgrade… But now when Im on vacations in Indonesia some auto upgrade started without I noticed and now my laptop is down. Can’t understand how Microsoft can do this… They killed my vacation and left me in a very bad situation.
Hp Envy laptop Intel Centrino Wireless N2230 nw adapter.
Microsoft Killed my ethernet connection as well.
Have MS and HP no type of responsibility when incompatible products are auto installed.
John F says
thank you so much!
Dan says
Absolute genius, daughters w8.1 notebook stopped connecting after an update. Full connection to WiFi and all other devices worked. Drove me mad. Went for fix 2, rebooted and yippie. Thanks very much
juan says
it was really helpful, it solved my prpblem
Nithin Jose says
Purchase 150mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter then connect to your computer it’s will work. 🙂
Randy says
I already did the first solution and it worked ASAP…thanks mate.
Akash says
The first one worked… Thanks man..!!!
Shashi Suman says
2nd solution worked for me..thnxxx
Manaswi says
Thanks a lot! This really helped me out.
Abdulrahman Dan says
Thanks a looooot man. It’s been two weeks without Internet and the first solution finally worked for me
Geoff says
I can’t tell you how much time I’ve wasted trying to solve this problem – damn you Microsoft!
Solution 2 worked for me – thank you so much.
Alan says
I updated to 8.1 last night and thought everything was OK until I saw no WiFi connected.. Spent hours trying to find solution. You are a STAR mate Back online now Solution 1 sorted it out.
Draugza says
Second solution worked for me, thanks heaps
Nuncio says
Thank you so much! The second solution worked for me. Hoorray!
Alex Zheng says
I have got no internet connection after upgrading to windows 8.1. I tried solution 1, but it does not work; solution 2 works well for me.
Great post!
david says
I tried 2nd solution again with admin privilege and it worked.
Thanks.
Sarah says
Thank you soooooo much solution 2 worked !
Patrick says
It worked!! Thankyou so much. The first solution.
Lillian says
Thank you soooo much. Your directions and pictures were so easy to follow. My internet is working. You are. Life saver. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!!!!!!!
Martin says
the second solution worked! thank you very much~
shelvey says
Second one worked on my HP pavilion P020tx..thnx a lot….
Navjot says
Thanks. Did first step and restart my laptop its working now !!
ICB says
Great buddy…. 2nd solution worked correctly…. Tanx a lot and i wish you your future…. :)…. Tnx….
David says
2nd solution worked. THANK YOU. I’ve been trying to fix this issue for DAYS….
Dt says
1st Worked for me after trying numerous troubleshooting sites. thank you
karan says
You are a genius !! Just installed Windows 10.. i vividly remember facing the exact same problem in October 2013 with Windows 8.1 … solved again 🙂 Thanks to you :
Abdulmageed says
2nd solution worked with me … many thanks ..
It was like a nightmare
Sergio M G says
Dear Jay. how could I support you
I am from Mexico
Thakns a lot friend!
Where are you?
Jay Bokhiria says
Hi Sergio M G,
I’m from India. But you can support me here.
Thank You.
Henning says
Solution 1 works!!
Windows 8.1 on a Lenovo Twist (purchased early 2013) with Intel core i7.
My companies IT didn´t solve it at all!
Thanks a lot
Henning
abhinav says
2nd solution worked for me thanx
Brian says
Second solution worked. Awesome!!!! Thanks man!!!!!!
Sumit says
Hello, I have an acer laptop with pirated windows 8.1,so whenever I connect my vodafone dongal with it,the same limited problem arises..I did updated the software for it but then it didn’t worked at all so I have to reverse it back..Kindly help me out..
Jay Bokhiria says
Hi Sumit,
Go to How To Fix DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN in Chrome and follow Solution 1.
Thank You.
ruchi says
Second solution worked!!!!thank u so much
Ashwini says
Thanks for support my WIFI connectivity is working good.
vikas says
Thanks a lot. Solution was so easy. Amazing. It rocks. Keep Helping .
Mahi says
First one worked…thank you..
Ashwini says
First solution worked.. Thanks a lot.. I tried it for 2 days. finaly resolved
Jan Brown says
2nd worked for me. Thank you so much, have been on limited access for ages. Tried everything but you are a STAR.
Cameron says
First solution worked for me. Thanks!
Purnima says
It’s working now after using this command
‘netsh int IP reset’
Nelson Villanueva says
2nd worked. God bless you 😉
Saket Soni says
Oh My God! You are a life saver Dude. I’ve been trying to solve it. Triend many methods. But second one Worked for me. My Dad would’ve killed me but you saved me 😀
Rachel Smith says
Another fix that worked for me-
Hi I tried all the steps and it didn’t work for me. My PC stated that my wireless driver was up to date. After 3 hours of troubleshooting I decided to completely uninstall the wireless driver, restart my PC and reinstall the driver. It was my last resort because I never had reinstalled a driver before- but since my wireless was basically non-functional I figured it couldn’t get any worse.
That solved the problem!! So people may want to try that. Sometimes I think that the driver software file may be slightly corrupted and doing a fresh install of the driver can fix it.
Arun says
Ji.. thanks for me given 2 solutions were not working .. you saved me.. thanks ..
Dhiyanesh says
Thanks Rachel, your trick worked like a charm! I had tried everything the internet told, nothing worked and I was frustrated. Only your comment saved the day. And for ppl who think about trying this method, seriously go for it. Uninstall the drivers and restart the pc. Again open the device manager wait few seconds for adapter to configure correctly this time. Boom, it works.
Arushi Gautam says
Rachel your solution worked for me. the simplest of all solutions. I tried all the fixes given on net but this in uninstallation and reinstall came to rescue. Thanks!
Haresh says
netsh cmds works … thanks
Rahil Ahmed says
Thanku so much, in my case 1st one is worked.
2 options are highlighted.
I chose the microsoft driver. And it worked..
Mhathung says
Its not working on my Windows 8.1 pc.
I’ve tried many times. But still problem hasn’t fixed.
I request for a proper solution.
Jay Bokhiria says
Hello Mhathung,
Check out DNS PROBE FINISHED NO INTERNET in Chrome and tell us if it works.
Sangeeta Paul says
After writing the first command from second solution, after hitting Enter it shows “netsh is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file”
Jay Bokhiria says
Hi Sangeeta Paul,
Finish all commands then Restart your PC and then check your internet.
Thank You.
Renu says
Thank you
Rabia Ria says
Thank you. It worked !
Umang wani says
Second solution works great….