One such issue occurs when PCs with VPN software are unable to detect wireless networks post Windows 10 upgrade. This article lists down all the symptoms, causes, and possible fixes.
Windows 10 with VPN cannot detect wireless network
The symptoms of this problem are: For users who have a Windows 8.1-based computer and also have the VPN (Virtual Private Network) software installed are majorly affected by the problem of No Internet Connectivity. In case such users upgrade their computer to Windows 10 OS, it doesn’t detect the wireless connection. Restarting the computer or trying to reinstall the wireless network adapter driver might not help in fixing this issue of no internet connectivity on Windows 10. The issue might not be with the adapter; the wireless network adapter would be functioning absolutely fine. Post upgrading to windows 10, the wired Ethernet connections might also get affected from functioning correctly. It might also affect the connections made through the built-in Ethernet adapter or the USB Ethernet adapter. What is causing the problem? According to Microsoft, this problem is related to the VPN connections present on the computer which was upgraded to Windows 10 OS. Or we can put it the other way, that if the VPN software was active on the PC during the upgrade, it might lead to this problem where the computer may fail to find the Wi-Fi connection caused by the VPN software. This was just one type of case. However, there are other cases seen where the hardware is not compatible with the Windows 10 OS and it might be the actual cause of the problem where the user is unable to connect to the Internet post upgrading to Windows 10. Let’s see how we can fix this issue with few simple steps and get the Wi-Fi working like before. Here are the steps to fix the No Internet Connectivity Issue on Windows 10. 1] You can download its Troubleshooter from the link mentioned above. Since you don’t have internet connectivity on your own PC, you have to download it on any other PC and copy it to your system using a removable disk.
2] Open a Command Prompt as Admin. You just need to right click the Start button and select Command Prompt (Admin) from the menu. Now there are 2 commands that you need to run, copy and paste them into the command box First run the following command and hit Enter: Now enter the 2nd command and hit Enter: Reboot. Word of caution This word of caution is for the users running older versions of the Cisco VPN client or Sonic Global client, in case of users running any one of these you should uninstall them from your computer before upgrading to Windows 10. According to Microsoft, Additional reads:
