How to deal wifi issue in Win-10 "Can't connect to this Network"

If you are using Windows 10 you may face the issue "Can't connect to the network"while trying to connect your Windows machine to a network. Unfortunatly you have no idea about it as the error doesn’t say much about why the issue has occurred and what you can do about it. But still there are few simple steps to rectify the same.

Try to forget the Network and Re-Connect.

This is one of the most basic things to do, and it may work out for you

• Find the network icon in your system tray, right-click on it, and select Open Network & Internet settings.
• Click on the option that says Wi-Fi in the left sidebar to view your wireless adapters.
• On the following screen, click on Manage known networks on the right-hand side pane to view your networks.

                                                                    

• You’ll see a list of all the networks you’ve ever connected to from your PC. Click on the one you’re having trouble connecting to and select the Forget button for it.
• The network will be removed from the list.
• To reconnect to it, scan for it as you would normally and click on it.

Airplane Mode On & Off

On smartphones, when you face this issue, one of the things you’re asked to do the airplane mode ON and OFF and see if that fixes the problem for you. It works in many cases as it helps your device fully disconnect from any networks, and then you can manually connect to your chosen network. You can use the same method on your Windows PC as well.

• Click on the notification-like icon at the bottom-right corner to open the Windows Action center.
• You’ll see several tiles you can enable and disable for your machine. Click on the one that says Airplane mode to turn it on.

• The tile will turn full blue meaning the airplane mode has been enabled on your PC.
• Wait for about a minute and then click on the same tile again. This time, it’ll disable the airplane mode.
• Reconnect to your network and you should be able to do it without an issue.

 Uninstall The Drivers For Your Network Adapter

Another reason of this issue can be the driver as our Windows computer recognizes the network adapter because we have drivers installed on your machine.

One of the ways to resolve the driver-related issues is to uninstall the device and the drivers. Your machine will then automatically install the proper and required drivers for your device.

• Search for Device Manager using Cortana search and launch it.
• Expand the Network adapters menu by clicking on it. Then, select your wireless adapter from the list, right-click on it, and select Uninstall device.

• Tick-mark the box that says Delete the driver software for this device and click on Uninstall. It’ll remove the device as well as the drivers for it from your computer.
• Reboot your computer.
• Your computer will automatically find and install the required drivers for your adapter.

Run Commands In CMD To Fix The Issue

This issue could be due to an IP related issue as well. In that case, Microsoft recommends you use a command to release your IP and flush the DNS cache.

These commands can be run from the Command Prompt utility on your computer. You don’t need to configure them or anything like that; all you need to do is copy and paste them into your CMD window.

• netsh int ip reset
• netsh winsock reset
• ipconfig /release
• ipconfig /renew
• ipconfig /flushdns

Reset the Networ Settings

Sometimes an improper configuration in your network settings can lead to errors like “Windows 10 can’t connect to this network”. The best way to resolve the issue, without getting into much details, is to reset your network settings.

It brings your settings back to the factory defaults, and you can always reconfigure them when needed.

• Launch the Settings app using Cortana search on your PC.
• Click on the option that says Network & Internet.
• Select Status from the left sidebar on your screen.

• Scroll down in the right-hand side pane and click on the option that says Network reset. It should be at the very bottom of your screen.
• Click on the Reset now button to reset your settings.

Use The Network Troubleshooter

If you have still not been able to figure out the issue yet, you might want to take help of the built-in network troubleshooter to find and fix the underlying problem on your computer.

• Launch the Settings app on your PC.
• Click on Update & Security.
• Select Troubleshoot from the left sidebar.

• Find Network Adapter in the list, click on it, and choose Run the troubleshooter.
• The troubleshooter will find and help fix the issue on your machine.