If your Windows 11/10/8/7 computer is unable to connect to the Internet, you may want to reset TCP/IP. Do remember to create a system restore point first. If you are not able to browse the internet, but able to ping other IP address, then resetting TCP/IP works.

Reset TCP/IP using NetShell utility

You can reset Reset Internet Protocol to its default state using the NetShell or netsh utility. To do so, open an elevated command prompt, type the following and hit Enter: This will generate a log file: If you are using IPv4, type the following and hit Enter: If you use IPv6, type the following and hit Enter: When you run the command, TCP/IP is reset and the actions taken are recorded in the log file, created in the current directory, named here as resettcpip.txt. When you run this reset command, it overwrites the following registry keys, both of which are used by TCP/IP: This has the same effect as removing and reinstalling TCP/IP.

2] Reset Internet Protocol using Fixwin

Our portable freeware FixWin allows you to reset this and most other Windows settings or functions with a single click.

3] Reset Internet Protocol using Fix It

You can take the easy way out. Use this Microsoft Fix It 50199 to easily and automatically reset Internet Protocol.

4] Use Network Reset Feature

The Network Reset feature in Windows will help you reinstall Network adapters and reset Networking Components to original settings. NOTE: Here’s a Batch File to Release TCP/IP, Flush DNS, Reset Winsock, Reset Proxy all at once. Related reads: