• Sonu Sharma

How to Reset all Network Settings Saved by Windows 10

When using a computer, especially connected to Wi-Fi or notebooks, you may have encountered some troublesome connection problems such as not being able to access a website or even having an IP conflict. Often, this problem occurs because of the settings that Windows saves, and when encountering a different parameter on the network, problems begin to occur.

Fortunately, when one of these problems occurs on your PC, there are some solutions that can be applied in the operating system so that it gets rid of these settings that are causing errors. Here’s how to reset your Windows 10 network settings.

Important

Before proceeding to reset your network settings, you must warn that if you are on Wi-Fi, the passwords that are saved in Windows will be erased. This way, you have the password you use to connect to Wi-Fi before proceeding with the steps below.

How to Reset Windows 10 Network Settings

Windows 10 has a menu that allows all network settings to be erased together at once. To do this, follow the steps below:

  1. Press the “Win + I” keys to open the “Settings” screen of Windows 10 and enter “Network and Internet”;
  2. In the new screen, under “Status”, slide the screen down and click “Network Reset”;
  3. Now, click “Restore now” and confirm the start of the process.

After you have reset the network settings it is recommended to restart the computer.

How to Reset Network Settings by Command Line

In addition to the method shown above, if you still continue to experience network problems, there is a command to be run manually, which can help you Look:

    1. From the start menu, look for the “Command Prompt” and run it as an administrator;
    2. In it, run the following command: netsh Winsock reset. Press “Enter”;
    3. At the end of the process, it should prompt the computer to reboot.

After you have used one of these two methods to erase the network settings that Windows saves, when you restart the machine, if you use a Wi-Fi network you will need to enter your password, which is unnecessary if you use a wired connection. In addition, it is also recommended that you delete your browser’s browsing data if your problem is related to a specific site.

Ready! Now, you already know how to do away with some of the simpler networking problems caused by settings saved by Windows.

Sonu Sharma: Sonu Sharma is Founder of 'TechKhiladi'. An enthusiast entrepreneur and blogger. He has a very deep interest in learning things related to the digital world and love to sharing his knowledge with others through blogs.

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