Desperate times call for desperate measures and such is that

moment when your internet connection doesn't want to work and

every troubleshooting idea you had seems to fail. When such a
situation occurs, a last resort action you can t ake is to reset your
network adapter(s). Although you will have to set everything again
afterwards, making the network adapter go back to its default
settings can help you solve network connectivity problems . The
latest version of Windows 10 offers an easy way to reset your
network adapters and, in this guide, we will show you how this is
done:

NOTE: The features shared in this article apply only to Windows 10

with Anniversary Updateor to Windows 10 Insider Preview Build
14367 or newer. Windows 10 Anniversary Update will be available
for free, to all Windows 10 users, as of July 2016.

Because resetting your network adapters means that their

configuration will go back to their defaults, before you begin, go
through all your network settings and write them down so you'll
know how to set them afterwards.

How to reset all networks adapters in Windows 10

The first step you have to take in order to be able to reset all the
networks adapters found on your Windows 10 computer or device,
is to open the Settings app. The fastest way to do that is to
simultaneously press the Windows + I keys on your keyboard.

Enter the Network & Internet settings category.

If it's not already selected, click or tap the Status section in the

column on the left.
On the right side of the window, scroll until you reach the bottom of
the list of settings. There, you should see a link called Network
reset. Click or tap on it.

The Settings app will open a view called Network reset , where

you're told that "This will remove then reinstall all your network
adapters, and set other networking components back to their
original settings. You might need to reinstall other networking
software afterwards, such as VPN client software or virtual
switches."

If you're okay with all that and you want to go ahead with resetting
your network adapters, click or tap the Reset now button.

Windows 10 will ask you to confirm that you want to reset your
network adapters. If you do, click or tap on Yes.

If you went ahead and chose to reset your network adapters,

Windows 10 informs you that your computer or device will shut
down in 5 minutes. Close the notification and save anything you are
working on, before this timer expires.

Note that, if you don't want to wait those 5 minutes, you can
also reboot your Windows 10 computer or device manually. The end
result will be the same.

After your computer or device reboots, all your network adapters

are reset and need to be reconfigured again. This is also includes
setting whether you want your Windows 10 device to be
discoverable by other devices on your network.

You will also have to reconfigure everything about your network

adapters from scratch. If you use a proxy or a VPN , you will have
to configure those also.

Conclusion
Resetting your network adapters in Windows 10 is not complicated
and it only requires you a couple of clicks (6 to 10, depending on
how you go about) . However, even if it is easy to reset your
network adapters, it might not be just as easy to configure them
again so that everything works as it should. Before going ahead
with this, make sure that there are no other troubleshooting options
for solving your network connectivity problems. If you have
questions, don't hesitate to leave us a comment in the section
below.