Hello,
I updated to windows 8.1 back in 2013, at first everything was fine, but then i noticed my internet connections were now "limited", I assumed it was a problem with my universities internet but a friend used the same connections, Ethernet in my room and the school wifi, perfectly. I googled the problem and found that it is a common problem with many people who upgraded, but none of the proposed solutions have helped at all:(.
I was still able to access the internet through my browsers like firefox and chrome, but the start apps could not access the internet, apps like skype and the windows store. I downloaded the skype for desktop and that works fine, so any apps that run in the desktop work fine, so I didn't think to much of the problem and lived with it. What i didn't realise was now I can't do any windows updates or update my windows defender either, so that started to worry me.
When I thought that was the last of my problems, the start screen apps stopped working completely, another windows 8.1 problem that people complained about, and that proposed solutions didn't help, apart from creating a new account, which fixes the apps, but the limited connectivity still stops them from working properly.
At this point I accepted that my laptop is gona be like this for the rest of it's life, and then I heard about the windows 10 update that's coming, hopefully it will be able to fix my issues:)..buuuuuut the dreaded limited internet problem that plagues me seems to hinder whatever app allows you to update(reserve an update at least), and I assume it's a start screen app, which even if it does work, cannot access the internet:(...so I'm stuck...hopping someone can help
I updated to windows 8.1 back in 2013, at first everything was fine, but then i noticed my internet connections were now "limited", I assumed it was a problem with my universities internet but a friend used the same connections, Ethernet in my room and the school wifi, perfectly. I googled the problem and found that it is a common problem with many people who upgraded, but none of the proposed solutions have helped at all:(.
I was still able to access the internet through my browsers like firefox and chrome, but the start apps could not access the internet, apps like skype and the windows store. I downloaded the skype for desktop and that works fine, so any apps that run in the desktop work fine, so I didn't think to much of the problem and lived with it. What i didn't realise was now I can't do any windows updates or update my windows defender either, so that started to worry me.
When I thought that was the last of my problems, the start screen apps stopped working completely, another windows 8.1 problem that people complained about, and that proposed solutions didn't help, apart from creating a new account, which fixes the apps, but the limited connectivity still stops them from working properly.
At this point I accepted that my laptop is gona be like this for the rest of it's life, and then I heard about the windows 10 update that's coming, hopefully it will be able to fix my issues:)..buuuuuut the dreaded limited internet problem that plagues me seems to hinder whatever app allows you to update(reserve an update at least), and I assume it's a start screen app, which even if it does work, cannot access the internet:(...so I'm stuck...hopping someone can help