The message “No Internet, Secured” means Windows successfully connected to your router, but the router (or something beyond it) is not passing internet traffic. Your Wi-Fi password and encryption are fine — “Secured” refers to that, not your internet status.

Step 1: Restart the Router and Modem

Unplug both your modem and router. Wait 30 seconds. Plug the modem back in first, wait 60 seconds for it to get a signal, then plug in the router. Give everything another 60 seconds to settle and test again.

Step 2: Run the Windows Network Troubleshooter

  1. Right-click the Wi-Fi icon in the taskbar and choose Troubleshoot problems.
  2. Follow the prompts. Windows will check for common issues and may fix them automatically.

Step 3: Flush DNS and Renew Your IP Address

Open Command Prompt as administrator: press Win + S, type cmd, right-click Command Prompt, choose Run as administrator. Then run each of these commands in order, pressing Enter after each:

ipconfig /release
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /renew

After the last command finishes, test your internet connection.

Step 4: Reset TCP/IP and Winsock

Still in the administrator Command Prompt, type:

netsh int ip reset
netsh winsock reset

Restart your computer after running both commands.

Step 5: Change Your DNS Server

Sometimes this error is caused by a DNS failure rather than a true internet outage.

  1. Press Win + R, type ncpa.cpl, and press Enter.
  2. Right-click your Wi-Fi adapter and choose Properties.
  3. Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).
  4. Select Use the following DNS server addresses and enter 1.1.1.1 (preferred) and 8.8.8.8 (alternate).
  5. Click OK, then test again.

If Only Your Device Has the Problem

If other devices work fine on the same Wi-Fi, the issue is specific to your Windows installation. Try forgetting the network and reconnecting, or creating a new network location. If nothing helps, ask us — it may be a network stack issue that needs a deeper reset.