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Occasionally on my Windows 8.1 the ethernet connection goes to "connection limited" state and the net stops working.

However, the router is still connected to the net, because the connection still works when switching to WiFi.

Restarting the router does not help with the issue, only rebooting Windows fixes it, so apparently something goes wrong in the ethernet networking stack which causes it to stuck in "limited" state which reboot fixes.

Is there a way to fix this without rebooting the computer?

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  • Have you tried to disable and enable the network adapter that is failing? You might consider troubleshooting the reason the connection goes to the state, instead of restarting the device or adapter, to address the symptoms of the actual problem.
    – Ramhound
    May 11, 2022 at 16:08
  • @Ramhound I read a tip about disabling/enabling the network adapter, so I tried that too, but the connection stayed in limited state regardless until I rebooted the computer
    – Tom
    May 11, 2022 at 16:43
  • This suggests, disabling EnableActiveProbing, is also a necessary step.
    – Ramhound
    May 11, 2022 at 16:45
  • Thanks, I'll try it next time when the problem occurs and report back with the results.
    – Tom
    May 12, 2022 at 16:32

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