

I had this problem after backing up my computer. Once you do, your system tray network icon will be fine again, and your Network Connections will once again look something like this:

Most of the time, you must reboot for the changes to take effect. Note that if you just open the Network Connections screen again, or look at your system tray icon, it will appear that things still aren’t working. Once in the above folder, right-click on Config and choose DeleteĪ view of the key you need to delete in Registry Editor:.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network In many cases, both problems will occur at the same time. This makes it kind of hard to change any settings… Instead of seeing your ethernet or WiFi adapters, you see nothing. In this case, you go to Network and Sharing Center and then click Change adapter settings which opens the Network Connectionsdialog.
