

I upgraded my Acer Aspire One netbook from Win 8 Pro to Win 8.1 via the Store. The upgrade went smoothly and it appears that my files and installed apps are all intact. However, IE 11 can't access the internet, can't display any web page. FireFox and Chrome work fine. Metro apps (including the Store) report that they can't find a connection to the internet and tell me to make sure my computer is connected.
I can access shares on my network although Windows Explorer reports that I am not connected to a network.
I've tried wired as well as wireless connection to my router with no difference. I tried turning off/on the Firewall.
I tried running netsh winsock reset from a command prompt and restarting which had no effect.
Any ideas?
I can access shares on my network although Windows Explorer reports that I am not connected to a network.
I've tried wired as well as wireless connection to my router with no difference. I tried turning off/on the Firewall.
I tried running netsh winsock reset from a command prompt and restarting which had no effect.
Any ideas?
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- W10 Pro (desktop), W10 (laptop), W10 Pro (tablet)
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Home built i7-8700K, Hp Envy x360 EVO Laptop, MS Surface Pro 7
- CPU
- 3.7Ghz Core i7-8700K, 11th Gen Core i7-1165G7 4.7Ghz, 10th Gen Core™ i5-1035G4 1.1Ghz
- Motherboard
- ASUS TUF Z370-Pro Gaming, HP, MS
- Memory
- 16G, 8G, 8G
- Graphics Card(s)
- AMD Radeon RX580, Intel Iris X Graphics, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4
- Sound Card
- ATI High Definition Audio (Built-in to mobo)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dual Samsung U32J59 32 inch monitors, 13.3" display, 12.3" display
- Screen Resolution
- 3840x2160 (Desktop), 1920x1080 (laptop), 2736x1824 Pro 7
- Hard Drives
- 500GB ssd boot drive with 2 & 10TB Data (Desktop), 512GB ssd (laptop), 128GB SSD (tablet)
- PSU
- Corsair CX 750M
- Case
- Antec 100
- Cooling
- Coolermaster CM 212+
- Keyboard
- IBM Model M - used continuously since 1986
- Mouse
- Microsoft IntelliMouse
- Internet Speed
- 665Mbps/15Mbps down/up
- Browser
- FireFox, MS Edge
- Antivirus
- Defender on all
- Other Info
- Retired in 2015 after working in the tech industry for 41 years. First 10 years as a Technician, the rest as a programmer/software engineer. After 1 year of retirement, I was bored so went back to work as a Robotic Process Automation Consultant. Retired for 3rd (and final) time in 2019.