Wi-Fi doesn’t have a valid IP configuration [FIXED]

Sid
2 min readApr 26, 2020

Today I faced this problem for the first time in 2 years. The problem, my laptop was not able to connect to the wifi Internet and interesting thing was my Mobile wifi was already connected and it was working fine.

So, as usual, I went to troubleshoot…Go to the wifi icon in your PC..refer below image.

Screenshot of my laptop

Right Click on it and select “Troubleshooting” option and let it process.

After taking some time to diagnose the problem window throws me this error

Image Source: Google

Next Step, I googled it and luckily found the solution in no time.

Solution

Reset TCP/IP

Wi-Fi doesn’t have a valid IP configuration message is associated with IP configuration failure, but you can fix it by resetting your TCP/IP from Command Prompt. Follow these steps:

  1. Start Command Prompt as administrator. To do that press Windows Key + X and choose Command Prompt (Admin) from the menu.
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When Command Prompt opens, enter the following lines:

  • netsh winsock reset
  • netsh int ip reset
  • Close Command Prompt and restart your PC.

Note: Users reported this works when they have Dynamic IPs.

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Sid

NoCode Developer | Automation Engineer | Process Systemizer