Windows 10 Ethernet adapter disappeared

My Windows10 PC has no ethernet network connection since yesterday. The port is part of the ASUS X570 motherboard. In 'View Hardware and Connection Properties':

  • Ethernet: Status is Not Present, Connectivity is Disconnected.
  • vEthernet Status is Operational and Connectivity is Disconnected.

Ethernet adapter isn't present in Device Manager.

Steps:

  • Reset router/modem
  • Tried different ethernet ports on the router
  • Changed the ethernet cable
  • Network Troubleshooter comes up with no results.
  • Tried reinitializing all network states as suggested below.
  • Windows Network Reset
  • LAN Controller in BIOS is on
  • Delete vEthernet Adapter in Device Manager
  • Green ethernet port LED is on when cable is plugged in, orange LED is flashing
  • Reinstall drivers

The same router is connecting successfully to an RPi4 via ethernet, and wifi works for my MacOS laptop and Android phone.

I'm wondering if this is a firewall or network setup issue. If so, what are steps I could take to troubleshoot? I had previously messed around quite a bit with my ports and firewall settings.


Try completely reinitialising all network states.

Run the following commands in an elevated (run as Adminstrator) cmd shell:

  • Reset WINSOCK entries to installation defaults (reboot required):

    netsh winsock reset catalog

  • Reset TCP/IP stack to installation defaults:

    netsh int ip reset reset.log

  • Reset Firewall to installation defaults:

    netsh advfirewall reset

  • Flush DNS resolver cache:

    ipconfig /flushdns

  • Renew DNS client registration and refresh DHCP leases:

    ipconfig /registerdns

  • Flush routing table (reboot required):

    route /f