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This error actually not Microsoft Windows specific. Despite Having Active Internet Connection (Via WiFi or USB Mobile Hotspot) Your Browser May Throw This Site Can’t Be Reached Windows 10 Error. Here is How To Fix the Issue. Before attempting the repair method described below, you should temporary change your DNS (if applicable) to Google Public DNS (4.4.4.4 and 8.8.8.8), flush cache & cookies of browser, restart USB modem, restart computer and attempt to connect. If that try fails then attempt the below method.
This Site Can’t Be Reached Windows 10 Error Fix
Find CMD (command prompt) application in start menu item. Right click on the program icon and click “Run as Administrator” on option menu. Accept the prompt to run with command prompt application with elevated privilege. The program will open with command line to type and run command like this :
1 2 3 | ... C:WINDOWSsystem32>_ ... |
Type :
1 | ipconfig /release |
and hit return key. You’ll get output like :
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 | Windows IP Configuration No operation can be performed on Ethernet while it has its media disconnected. No operation can be performed on Local Area Connection* 1 while it has its media disconnected. No operation can be performed on Bluetooth Network Connection while it has its media disconnected. No operation can be performed on Wi-Fi while it has its media disconnected. Ethernet adapter Ethernet: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 1: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Ethernet adapter Ethernet 5: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::4165:169b:6a29:d43d%8 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : fe80::9ae7:f5ff:fe3a:3089%8 Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 11: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::bc21:6c9b:fefd:995c%4 IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.137.1 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : |
That means everything is fine. If the command get stuck to output return, simply restart the computer and re-attempt.
Then type :
1 | ipconfig /all |
Which will return output like this, which may not be understandable to you but the output is valuable for remote help by some forum member or Microsoft Engineer :
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 | Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DESKTOP-J81L8BR Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Ethernet adapter Ethernet: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 10-7D-1A-2A-0A-67 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 1: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 7C-67-A2-FD-83-02 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Ethernet adapter Ethernet 5: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Remote NDIS based Internet Sharing Device #4 Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 0C-5B-8F-27-9A-64 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::4165:169b:6a29:d43d%8(Preferred) Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.212.61(Preferred) Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : fe80::9ae7:f5ff:fe3a:3089%8 DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 453794703 DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-20-FE-C5-10-10-7D-1A-2A-0A-67 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::9ae7:f5ff:fe3a:3089%8 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165 Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 7C-67-A2-FD-83-01 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::d1d1:8bfc:3b74:3b96%18(Preferred) IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100(Preferred) Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 07 April 2018 22:19:56 Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 08 April 2018 22:39:56 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : fe80::9ae7:f5ff:fe3a:3089%18 192.168.1.1 DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 125593506 DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-20-FE-C5-10-10-7D-1A-2A-0A-67 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::9ae7:f5ff:fe3a:3089%18 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.1 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 11: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter #2 Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 7E-67-A2-FD-83-01 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::bc21:6c9b:fefd:995c%4(Preferred) IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.137.1(Preferred) Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 561932194 DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-20-FE-C5-10-10-7D-1A-2A-0A-67 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1 fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1 fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network) Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 7C-67-A2-FD-83-05 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes |
Then type :
1 | ipconfig /flushdns |
Which will return output like this :
1 2 3 | Windows IP Configuration Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache. |
If the command get stuck to output return, simply restart the computer and re-attempt. Then type :
1 | ipconfig /renew |
Which will return output like this :
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 | Windows IP Configuration No operation can be performed on Ethernet while it has its media disconnected. No operation can be performed on Local Area Connection* 1 while it has its media disconnected. No operation can be performed on Bluetooth Network Connection while it has its media disconnected. Ethernet adapter Ethernet: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 1: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Ethernet adapter Ethernet 5: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::4165:169b:6a29:d43d%8 IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : fe80::9ae7:f5ff:fe3a:3089%8 192.168.1.1 Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::d1d1:8bfc:3b74:3b96%18 IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : fe80::9ae7:f5ff:fe3a:3089%18 192.168.1.1 Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 11: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::bc21:6c9b:fefd:995c%4 IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.137.1 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : |
Then type :
1 | netsh winsock reset |
Which will return output like this :
1 2 | Sucessfully reset the Winsock Catalog. You must restart the computer in order to complete the reset. |
Then restart and attempt to connect to internet.
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