It is one of the most common types of error that occurs when we surf on the internet. This error does not allow the users to navigate or re-direct to a specific website or page. This error blocks the users from going to other sites available on the web.
This error is mostly faced by everyone. In this scenario, one of the best problem solvers for all issues like Restarting the computer seems to not serve the purpose. Don’t worry I will give you guys a solution for this problem.
In order to solve this issue, we need to look into the root cause of the problem. Once, we find the cause for the error it becomes easy for us to solve depending on the stage of the error.
Most of the errors occur due to the reasons listed below. You need to check for those and chose the optimum solution for the error.
- To check whether there is a reliable connectivity or not.
- One of the reasons is you may have installed Anti-virus protection for your PC which restricts you from visiting some websites.
- The other may be your LAN (Local Area Network). Any changes made to the LAN network might have changed your PC settings.
- Your device’s cookies, caches and browser history may also cause these kinds of problems.
- Disconnecting from wired/wireless network and then re-connecting can resolve the issue.
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Solutions to Fix the Issue Err_Internet_Disconnected
In order to solve the problem, you need to follow some of the methods below. All of them are best and effective to fix the solution. So let’s try them out.
Method 1: Fix Local Area Network (LAN) settings
One of the ways to solve this problem is to change the Local Area Network settings and change the PC settings. To do this you need to follow some steps as listed below –
Step 1: Go to the control panel by pressing win+x on the keyboard inside windows 10.
Step 2: Select Control Panel from the drop-down list.
Step 3: In another windows version, you can open it just by opening the start menu.
Step 4: From the control panel select the Internet options.
Step 5: From the internet options menu select the connections tab located at the top panel and press the LAN (Local Area Network) settings.
Step 6: Uncheck every option from the LAN settings and click ok OK.
This method works when the issue caused is due to the setting of LAN (Local Area Network). In most of the cases, this method will solve the issue. But if the problem still persists you can go and check out at the next method to solve the same issue.
Method 2: Clear Browsing Data
In order to solve the error, we need to look into clearing the browser data on the device. The reason for this step is that sometimes caches and cookies may interrupt the working of the device. This may result in an error. There is the different browser where we need to clear the data in order to solve the error.
Clearing Browser data on Firefox –
In order to remove browser data from your device. You simply need to click 3 tabs which is ctrl+shift+del. That’s all it requires. After clicking the ctrl+shift+del you need to select the clear now option from the default menu.
Restart your device to check whether it is working or not.
Clearing Browser data on Google Chrome –
To clear browsing history or data from Google chrome. You need to open Google chrome then go to settings and click on the clear browsing data option.
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You can go to Google chrome and type chrome://history on the address bar and click on clear browsing data and do check the below fields to resolve the issue.
- Browser history
- Cached images and files
- Download history
- Cookies and other sites and plugin data
Restart your device or browser to check whether the problem is solved or not. If the problem still continues to show on your screen. You still need to follow some other methods to solve the problem.
Method 3: Re-installing Anti-virus
If the problem caused is due to the Anti-virus then, this method is suggested to get rid of this problem. The Anti-virus installed on your device sometimes restricts the websites that may be harmful to your device functionality. In order to solve this issue, you need to follow this method –
Step 1: Uninstall the Anti-virus from your device. To do this go to the control panel then to programs & features and uninstall the program.
Step 2: Access the internet after this step.
Step 3: If you are able to use the internet, then the reason for this problem is the Anti-virus.
Step 4: Continue to use the same and re-install and allow using the internet.
Step 5: You can also use an AVG which is a replacement for Avast for the same purpose.
This method is suited when the problem arises is due to the Anti-virus or firewall obstructing the web browser to go ahead. In such cases, try to solve the issue by following the measures explained above.
Method 4: Delete WLAN Profiles (Wireless Profiles)
If the problem is with the Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) then follow the below steps to solve the issue.
Step 1: Go to windows and click X to go to command prompt and chose to run as Administrator. Or you can go to search and type cmd in the task bar and chose to run as Administrator.
Step 2: Open a command prompt and type netsh wlan show profiles.
Step 3: Type the following command and remove the wifi connections from the device.
Netsh wlan delete profile name =” [profile name]”
Step 4: Follow this process for all the connected wifi networks
Step 5: Then try to reconnect to your wifi network.
Follow the steps mentioned and try to solve the issue and restart your browser to make sure that the problem is resolved.
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Conclusion
These are some of the methods to solve the issue related to the error. First, we need to find out the root cause of the existence of the error. Then, we can choose a method to solve depending on the problem statement.