Windows 8 Winsock Reset to Get Connected

Solution

If you're banging your head against a wall trying to get a student with a Windows laptop to connect to the Internet and nothing seems to work, try resetting the winsock protocol.

Details and an explanation are in this link:
http://www.sevenforums.com/network-sharing/124380-resetting-winsock-protocol.html

In a nutshell, type CMD in the search bar in the start menu and right-click on the program that pops up and select RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR. Then type the following command into the command prompt window that pops up:
netsh winsock reset

This trick has worked for me in the past with computers that just would not connect to the Internet.

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Article ID:	9
Category:	Wireless - Windows 8
Date added:	29-Aug-2014 10:40am
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