Batu69 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 The Windows 10 Anniversary Update includes a new feature that lets you see your network status at a glance. If there's a problem, you can run a troubleshooter or do a complete reset, with a single click. The new Windows 10 Network Status page includes both a traditional troubleshooter and a one-click reset button. One of the most subtle but significant small changes in Windows 10 version 1607 is the new Network Status page. You can find it by opening Settings > Network & Internet > Status. This page, which is brand new in the Anniversary Update, shows the status of the current network connection. If you've got a solid network connection, this status dialog box gives you details about the network. If there's a problem, it offers access to two tools that can automatically repair many common issues. The first is the Troubleshoot button, which opens the Windows Networks Diagnostics utility. That troubleshooter runs a short suite of tests to fix most common network-related problems. If that troubleshooter doesn't solve the issue, you can go for a more drastic solution. At the bottom of that Settings page is a Network Reset button. Click that to completely delete all network settings and start fresh. Article source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 I been doing this since windows 8.1 , Windows 7 and earlier was more problematic because they required 3rd party drivers for you're wifi nic Firewalls and stuff could mess them up when uninstalling them. Anyone that dont know what windows trouble shooter is must never used Windows 8 or Windows 10 very much at all . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straycat19 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 2 hours ago, steven36 said: I been doing this since windows 8.1 , Windows 7 and earlier was more problematic because they required 3rd party drivers for you're wifi nic Firewalls and stuff could mess them up when uninstalling them. Anyone that dont know what windows trouble shooter is must never used Windows 8 or Windows 10 very much at all . We have been using the built-in troubleshooters in Windows 7 (primarily the network and internet troubleshooter) since it was released and it has worked about 99% of the time. The only times it didn't work was when Intel PRO network software was installed on the system because there were versions of it that didn't work with our network anyway, so we had to uninstall and install a different version. But that was 5 or 6 years ago. Since then the troubleshooters have worked flawlessly. The first step in identifying/fixing a problem should always be the Windows troubleshooters. They work and can solve a majority of problems quickly. (And even though Microsoft no longer provides them, we also have the last released portable fixits on our thumb drives because they still work too.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 33 minutes ago, straycat19 said: We have been using the built-in troubleshooters in Windows 7 (primarily the network and internet troubleshooter) If you forget and turn you're internet off and uninstall a firewall and it breaks the driver were you cant uninstall it and you lose internet no troubleshooter can fix 3rd party driver problems . New O/S Widows 10 ,Windows 8.1 and newer Linux Distros have native support for most wifi adapters. I used Windows 7 from 2011 -2013 Quote Does Windows 7 have a 'repair network' function that works? When my new laptop goes 'to sleep' it occassionally wakes up with a hang up on the wireless connection. It is easily regained by a simple re-boot, but in XP the 'repair network' function was very handy, and actually worked. However, on Windows 7, the 'troubleshooter' is useless - it never repairs anything, indeed, when the connection is lost, it doesn't even highlight that the laptop has a wireless capability. Going into 'network adapter' also is useless as it doesn't show the 'wireless' connection either, so I can't even disable/enable it. Is there a small utility program out there that actually works to regain an occassional wireless hang up? https://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/does-windows-7-have-a-repair-network-function-that-works-571906/ In fact The only time I ever used Windows Repair Free/Pro was to work on systems that had Windows 7 on them it saves me time from having to find the fix via the web. I never needed it on Windows 10 or 8.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
When my new laptop goes 'to sleep' it occassionally wakes up with a hang up on the wireless connection. It is easily regained by a simple re-boot, but in XP the 'repair network' function was very handy, and actually worked. However, on Windows 7, the 'troubleshooter' is useless - it never repairs anything, indeed, when the connection is lost, it doesn't even highlight that the laptop has a wireless capability. Going into 'network adapter' also is useless as it doesn't show the 'wireless' connection either, so I can't even disable/enable it. Is there a small utility program out there that actually works to regain an occassional wireless hang up?
https://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/does-windows-7-have-a-repair-network-function-that-works-571906/ In fact The only time I ever used Windows Repair Free/Pro was to work on systems that had Windows 7 on them it saves me time from having to find the fix via the web. I never needed it on Windows 10 or 8.1
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