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Using Tweaking.com - Windows Repair in Safe Mode
Boggin:
I've been having a Google on this problem which appears as you've said to be widespread and may even have originated with the 1709 update.
Anyway, I'm not sure if Jim or you have tried this solution, but give it a try if not.
In normal mode click on your wireless icon and make a note of your SSID then boot into Safe Mode with Networking and open either a Command Prompt (Admin) or Powershell (Admin) then enter this command -
netsh wlan connect name="SSID"
Replace SSID with the name of your SSID and include the quotes as in the cmd.
However, before you do that, in Safe Mode with Networking right click on the Windows button and select Device Manager/View/Show hidden devices and expand Network adapters to see if there's a yellow alert on the wireless adapter.
If you still don't get a wireless connection, go Start - type services.msc and press enter when Services comes up then check that the following services are showing as Started/Running and either Automatic or Manual.
COM+ Event System
Computer Browser
DHCP Client
DNS Client
Network Location Awareness
Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
Server
TCP/IP Netbios helper
Wired Autoconfig is set to manual - this one shouldn't be showing as Started
Workstation
If their status is as it should be but not showing as Started/Running, click on any that aren't then click on Start in the top left pane and let us know if you get any error messages as to why they won't start.
BTW - did you redo that netsh wlan show networks mode=bssid cmd to see if it showed any networks ?
As for your Ethernet connection, go into Device Manager/View/Show hidden devices - expand network adapters - right click on your Ethernet one and click on Properties then under the Advanced tab scroll down to and click on Speed & Duplex
This may show as Auto Negotiation.
On my laptops I just have a selection of 10 and 100Mbps but if your machine has Gigabit ability then you will see 1000Mbps.
Anyway, if yours shows as Auto then use the dropdown to select 100Mbps or 1000Mbps Full Duplex (as the case may be) and click on OK to see if that gets you a stable Ethernet connection - you can also try the Half Duplex as an experiment.
DonZ1960:
In a previous reply in this post, I stated "I did try the netsh wlan show networks in Safe Mode with Networking support but it came back with that there are no Wi-Fi networks available. Will adding mode=bssid get it to work?"
If I have time before my Tweaking.com - Windows Repair Pro Version expires unless a new MS Build fixes my problem, I will try all of your solutions and let you know the outcome via this Post.
Will Tweaking.com - Windows Repair Free Version in Safe Mode without Networking (Both Ethernet and Wi-Fi] work?
Again, I appreciate all of your help!
Boggin:
In a previous reply I had said you would need to add mode=bssid to see the connections and was wondering if you had done that.
Why did you run the cmd without mode=bssid as I'd posted ?
Also as I've said, the repair program needs to able to go online to effect the Apps repairs.
The program should still work but I'm not sure what it will do when it comes to the Apps repairs and finds there isn't an internet connection.
When I test run the program, I uncheck those for the Apps repairs and the Component one.
How do you mean when your Pro version expires - it is a lifetime licence.
DonZ1960:
I ran the cmd without mode=bssid as that what it said to do in an article before you suggested this other way.
I will run the Tweaking.com - Windows Repair Free Version in Normal Mode with Wi-Fi as I know that works if Tweaking.com - Windows Repair Free Version in Safe Mode without Networking (Both Ethernet and Wi-Fi] does not work.
Jim just emailed me as I had a question about my Pro subscription and he said it is not a subscription but it is based upon the Pro version. For example, if I paid for Pro 4.x I will need to pay again at Pro 5.x.
As always, I appreciate all of your help!
Boggin:
I was under the impression that you already had the Pro version.
Have you made any progress with my suggestions for resolving wireless in safe mode and for your Ethernet connection ?
When you ran the netsh wlan show networks cmd, you said it reported there weren't any.
Was that in normal or safe mode as in normal mode it should have at least shown yours.
Below is the difference in info when you add mode=bssid to the cmd -
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.17134.407]
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C:\WINDOWS\system32>netsh wlan show networks
Interface name : Wi-Fi
There are 3 networks currently visible.
SSID 1 : SKYB3B52
Network type : Infrastructure
Authentication : WPA2-Personal
Encryption : CCMP
SSID 2 : TALKTALK7704EE
Network type : Infrastructure
Authentication : WPA2-Personal
Encryption : CCMP
SSID 3 : DIRECT-BE-HP ENVY 4520 series
Network type : Infrastructure
Authentication : WPA2-Personal
Encryption : CCMP
C:\WINDOWS\system32>netsh wlan show networks mode=bssid
Interface name : Wi-Fi
There are 3 networks currently visible.
SSID 1 : SKYB3B52
Network type : Infrastructure
Authentication : WPA2-Personal
Encryption : CCMP
BSSID 1 : a0:bd:cd:02:25:22
Signal : 46%
Radio type : 802.11n
Channel : 6
Basic rates (Mbps) : 1 2 5.5 11
Other rates (Mbps) : 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54
SSID 2 : TALKTALK7704EE
Network type : Infrastructure
Authentication : WPA2-Personal
Encryption : CCMP
BSSID 1 : 24:09:95:77:04:f4
Signal : 92%
Radio type : 802.11n
Channel : 6
Basic rates (Mbps) : 1 2 5.5 11
Other rates (Mbps) : 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54
SSID 3 : DIRECT-BE-HP ENVY 4520 series
Network type : Infrastructure
Authentication : WPA2-Personal
Encryption : CCMP
BSSID 1 : 98:e7:f4:26:5b:bf
Signal : 44%
Radio type : 802.11n
Channel : 11
Basic rates (Mbps) : 6 12 24
Other rates (Mbps) : 9 18 36 48 54
The number of other connections can vary depending upon who else is locally online - mine is the TalkTalk one.
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