Windows 10 Wi-Fi issue: "Can't connect to this network"

I had the below Windows 10 Wi-Fi issue: “Can't connect to this network” while every other wireless devices worked, this newly upgraded Windows 10 did not.

The below helped: In Device Manager, right click on DeviceProperties → *Advanced and I disabled 802.11n mode. It may slower on actual wireless N networks, but it resolved the problem for the time being.

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Even after a reboot, I found "can't connect to this network" error.

To resolve: open Device Manager (devmgmt.msc), locate the wireless network adapter, disable and then re-enable. Wireless connected back up immediately after doing so.


Log into your router and change the network name. I have fixed this issue on multiple laptops by doing this. It seems to simple, and like this it should have no bearing on connectivity, but it does.


netsh winsock reset did the trick for me.

This command is a general reset for network settings.