Browse by Topic. Step 1: Disconnect or Disable Additional Network Connections Please do not use more than one network connection at one time.
Disconnect Additional Connections temporary To disconnect your wired Ethernet connection, unplug your Ethernet cable from its jack. To disconnect your wireless connection: Windows 7 On the Windows taskbar bottom, right , right-click the connection icon and select Disconnect from [connection name] Windows Vista On the Windows taskbar bottom, right , right-click the connection icon and select Disconnect from [connection name] Windows XP On the Windows taskbar bottom, right , right-click the Wireless Network Connection icon and select Disable.
Completely Disable Unused Connections This will keep your operating system from using the disabled connection until you re-enable it. In the left-hand column, click Change adapter settings. A new screen will open with a list of network connections. In the left-hand column, click Manage network connections. A new window will open. If the lock on the lower left corner of the Network window is closed, click it so you can make changes to the network settings do not click the lock if it is already "open" , then enter your system password when prompted.
Step 2: Make Sure Network Bridging is Disabled If your laptop has more than one network adapter or card, you may have to disable network bridging, otherwise known as Internet connection sharing. If there is a network bridge listed among the connections, right-click it and select Delete to remove it. Friday, October 24, PM. Click start, run The registry editor program is not usually on a menu anywhere.
Guys, I always have this problem in vista. Very annoying! Monday, December 29, PM. That worked great. Friday, July 3, AM. It did, Thanks! Saturday, August 1, AM. Proposed as answer by MarkTab marktab. Saturday, August 1, PM. No good! I do not have the "check Network system" Icon box. Sunday, January 17, PM.
Monday, January 18, PM. Tuesday, January 26, AM. Sunday, February 7, PM. Never mind, someone's already given that solution lol. Didn't see that. Saturday, February 20, PM. U r the man! Friday, March 12, PM. Saturday, March 27, PM. Goyal 0. Even i too had the same issue Great, your solution solved the issue. Must say easy way out without meddling in to the register keys Thanks. Saturday, April 10, AM. Much easier than trying to edit the registry. Thanks for this one!
Sunday, May 16, AM. Worked like a charm :. Sunday, May 16, PM. Great worked first time after the others drew a blank Friday, June 11, AM. Worked great, Thanks. Wednesday, June 23, PM. Sunday, June 27, AM. Thank you, soooo sooo much! This was fast, easy and it worked! Wednesday, July 28, AM. Tuesday, September 14, PM. Tuesday, September 21, AM.
Tuesday, October 19, AM. It just started happening after the latest update Thursday, December 16, PM. Wednesday, December 29, AM. Worked a treat! Thursday, February 10, PM. It worked for me as well. Thanks a lot Notatechgeek!!! Monday, February 14, PM. Thanks, fixed my problem!
Saturday, April 2, AM. Great tip. Friday, April 8, PM. Thanks so much Your solution worked along a path I was comfortable with Friday, April 22, PM. Proposed as answer by kdsres Saturday, May 21, PM. Saturday, May 21, PM. The simpliest solution of all is here The icon will be back That is the best soltuion I can say Cheeeeeeeeeeers!!!!!
Monday, May 30, AM. Thanks so much, It works!!!! Tuesday, September 13, PM. This does not work for Windows 7. Sunday, October 2, PM. Wednesday, November 2, AM. Thursday, November 10, PM. Sunday, March 11, PM. Some of the other fixes might work but this was the quickest, easiest way to fix the problem. Thanks Notatechgeek! Monday, March 12, PM. That worked like a charm--thanks!!
Tuesday, March 13, PM. Thank you this worked for me Judy Lott. Friday, May 11, PM. This works for Windows as well. Was missing a few icons like network and restarting Explorer fixed it.
Thursday, July 12, PM. Friday, August 3, AM. Really works great Notatechgeek thank you. Wednesday, August 15, PM. This worked perfect. Came right back. Thank you. Sunday, October 7, PM. You may want to contact support. See " Next steps " for information about how to contact support. To run the Dcomcnfg. The new machine-wide impersonation level is available the next time that you start a program.
Programs that are currently running are not affected until you restart them. Try adding a standard modem. Often, just the process of adding a new modem causes the connection icons to reappear. To add a standard modem, complete these steps:. If you are still experiencing the missing icons problem, you can try the advanced methods. If you are not comfortable with advanced troubleshooting, you might want to contact Support.
For information about how to contact support, see the " Next steps " section. System File Checker enables an administrator to scan all protected files to verify their versions. System File Checker also checks and repopulates the cache folder. You must be logged on as an administrator or as a member of the Administrators group to run System File Checker. The Window File Checker starts. For more information about how to use the Windows File Protection feature, review the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article: Description of the Windows File Protection feature.
The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, about the performance or reliability of these products. Temporarily remove any teaming software. This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly.
Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: How to back up and restore the registry in Windows.
If the Network Connections window starts to open, but then closes immediately or "hangs," complete these steps:. If these registry subkeys do not exist, create them.
If you were unable to complete the steps in this article to restore your network icons, you might have to ask someone for help or contact support. To view Microsoft support options, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Contact us. To prevent these problems in the future, try to keep your computer up-to-date.
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