[FIX] WiFi/Ethernet Doesn’t Have A Valid IP Configuration

When your system’s Internet Protocol (IP) configuration miss matches, then you may experience some frustrating problems in network connectivity on Windows. This article addresses one of those network connectivity issues, that has troubled many users till date. When your web connection is limited and you run Windows Network Diagnostics tool or perform Network Adapter troubleshooting, following error appears:

“WiFi” doesn’t have a valid IP configuration (Not fixed)

If you’re connected via wired cable or Ethernet, the message is:

“Ethernet” doesn’t have a valid IP configuration (Not fixed)

For Hyper-V or other virtualization running systems, the error may include both “WiFi” and “Ethernet” terms with slash (/) in between (just like the title of this article). So if you’re also victim of this problem, you might have also observed that:

• Resetting the wireless router doesn’t help.

• Resetting the modem makes no differences in situation.

• Restarting the computer doesn’t fixes it.

Here are some advanced suggestions that you may try. They can individually or collectively solve the issue for you:

Fix: WiFi/Ethernet Doesn’t Have A Valid IP Configuration In Windows 10

Fix 1: Using Device Manager

1. Press   + R and type devmgmt.msc in the Run, hit Enter key to open Device Manager snap-in.

2. In the Device Manager window, expand Network adapters, right click on network adapter for which you’re facing issue and click Uninstall.

3. Then provide you’re confirmation by clicking OK here:

4. Finally, click Action > Scan for hardware changes. Close the Device Manager window.

If the issue is resolved, you’re good to go. Else, see FIX 2.

Fix 2: By Resetting Windows Sockets Or By Reinstalling TCP/IP Settings

1. Open administrative Command Prompt.

2. Type following commands one-by-one and hit Enter after each:

netsh winsock reset

Ignore the message to restart computer for a while.

netsh int ip reset

Close the Command Prompt and reboot, check the status of issue. If problem persists, try FIX 3.

Fix 3: By Using IPConfig Command Line Tool

1. Open administrative Command Prompt.

2. Type following commands one-by-one and hit Enter after each:

ipconfig /release

ipconfig /flushdns

ipconfig /renew

See this fix, if you can renew IP configuration.

Close Command Prompt window and verify the status of issue. It must be fixed by now.

Video fix

Checkout following video to demonstrate this fix:

If the problem still persists, let us know via comments!