Strange and anxious message no internet, secured can happen even during when everything is ok and you do indeed have internet. So in order to fix this issue please keep on reading.
Reset Router
Most a simple and most straightforward solution and 80% of the time it works like a charm. Before trying other solutions, try this simple one.
Run the Networking Troubleshooter
- Run the build-in Windows 10 troubleshooter for networking.
- To do this, right-click Start then select Settings
- In the Settings window, click Update & Security > Troubleshoot > Additional troubleshooters > Internet Connections > Run the troubleshooter then follow the instructions
Device Manager solution
The Windows device manager is the place where you can update, disable and re-enable, and reinstall your devices, including the network adapter which is most likely the cause of this issue.
In Device Manager, click
Network adapters then locate your network adapter and right-click on it
Do the following things in order presented:
- Update driver.
- Disable device, enable Flight mode in the taskbar, reboot PC, then Enable device and turn off Flight mode.
- Uninstall device, reboot PC, reinstall the device if it was not installed automatically
Refresh IP Configuration
Refreshing your IP configuration reassigns your IP address, which will fix the problem if it was down to your IP allocation issues
Open the Command Prompt, then enter the following commands:
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
Reset Winsock
There are a couple of other things you can try in the command prompt. The Winsock protocol controls a big chunk of your computer’s communication with network services and resetting it will reset many of those under-the-hood elements to their default settings.
Enter the following into the command prompt:
netsh winsock reset catalog
Fix Connection’s Properties
Click the Wi-Fi (or Ethernet) connection icon in the taskbar, then
Network & Internet Settings.
In the new window, click
Change adapter options then right-click the affected connection and click
Properties.
In the Properties window, make sure all the following boxes are ticked:
- Client for Microsoft Networks
- File and Printer Sharing
- Internet Protocol Version 4
- Internet Protocol Version 6
- Link-layer Topology Discovery Responder
Click
OK and restart
PC.
Disable iPv6
IPv6 is the relatively new Internet protocol that more and more PCs are using due to the fact that the number of available IPv4 addresses is simply running out. Not all networking equipment and ISPs play nice with iPv6, however, so if you have this switched on, then it could be interfering with your connection. If you suspect this might be the issue, uncheck the IPv6 box under your connection’s Properties.
Task View feature inside Windows 11 is actually a great feature, letting you quickly view open windows and virtual desktops. How Task view itself could be reached with keyboard shortcut combination of ⊞ WINDOWS + TAB some users will prefer this way of using it and thus button on the taskbar is something you do not want or need.
When the settings window opens, choose DEVICES on it.
Once the device window opens, click once on printers and scanners, and on the right window go to the bottom and uncheck Let windows manage my default printer.
Unchecking that box will let Windows know that we do not wish anymore for him to set our default printers according to their use. Once the checkbox is clear go up to your printer list and click on the printer you wish to use as the default one. I will choose Microsoft Print to PDF as my default printer and click on it. Once the printer is clicked option menu will appear.
When the option menu appears under the printer name, click on Manage which will take you to the printer management screen. When you are on the manage screen, click on the Set as default button, and you are done.
Once it opens, click on Device Manager to open it,
If you have a driver device error inside Windows, you should see it immediately when entering the Device Manager, it will have a yellow exclamation mark beside it. Right-click on it and choose update driver.
Since the Control Panel icon itself is somewhat not right away once clicked on the start button we are presenting you a couple of ways to open it so you can change each detail you want.
