1. Open the
Network and Sharing Center by clicking
Start, type
Network and Sharing Center and press
Enter
2. Below where it says
View your active networks, click on the picture (Globe, Building, Bench, House...ect)
3. Move the
Set Network Properties window out of the way, but leave it open. (You'll need it in a minute, but at a time when it's otherwise inaccessible.)
4. Back on the
Network and Sharing Center page, click the
Change adapter settings link (in the left pane).
5. In the
Network Connections window, highlight the network adapter through which you get your Internet.
6. Click the
Disable this network device button above. Wait a couple of seconds for the connection to reflect the change by turning grey.
7. Return to the
Set Network Location window you opened in step #2, and click the
Merge or delete network locations link at the bottom.
8. Highlight the entries you wish to remove and then click
Delete. (If there's more than one, you can delete them all)
9. When you're done, close the
Merge or Delete Network Locations window and then close the
Set Network Properties window.
10. Return to the
Network Connections window, and with the disabled network adapter still highlighted from step #5, click the
Enable this network device button
11. After a 10-15 second delay, your Internet should now be working again.
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