Wi-Fi doesn’t have a valid IP configuration

[Big Blue Plymouth]

Got a new Dell Inspiron laptop and it was fine until today now there's no Internet connection. Other devices are fine. Windows troubleshooter tells me Wi-Fi doesn’t have a valid IP configuration

Doesn't seem to be the result of any windows update.

Googled this and tried all the suggestions - reset router, release ip, uninstall adapter etc. Still no joy.

Used to get this kind of bollocks with my old pc but at least a reboot sorted it.

[malvolio]

Have you tried to reboot the .... Oh, OK...

Sounds like an IP clash to me; you can get this when a duplicate IP tries to connect to the LAN. Are all devices using the same DHCP service, or have you hard-coded one or more of them?

[stek]

Have you tried taking it back to the shop and buying an Apple MacBook?

[Big Blue Plymouth]

Have you tried to reboot the .... Oh, OK...

Sounds like an IP clash to me; you can get this when a duplicate IP tries to connect to the LAN. Are all devices using the same DHCP service, or have you hard-coded one or more of them?

Hmm will disconnect all my other devices and see what happens. Nothing hard coded, no.

Edit: Nope. Still the same

[clearedforlanding]

What does ipconfig /all tell you?

[Big Blue Plymouth]

What does ipconfig /all tell you?

I also tried connecting to a different wifi. Same problem.

Ipconfig below:

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DESKTOP-I6K2995
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 3:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 2E-6F-C9-40-E4-19
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Qualcomm QCA61x4A 802.11ac Wireless Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 2C-6F-C9-40-E4-19
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::89df:a947:67e6:df3d%22(Preferred)
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.223.61(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 372010953
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-22-28-61-18-2C-6F-C9-40-E4-19
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 2C-6F-C9-40-E4-1A
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

[Big Blue Plymouth]

AVG Antivirus was the problem. Again

Uninstalled it and everything works fine. Now to find out what to change in its labyrinthine settings before I reinstall it again.

Don't think I'll be renewing my subscription - not the first time I've pulled my hair out because of this damn product...

[WTFH]

AVG Antivirus was the problem. Again

Uninstalled it and everything works fine. Now to find out what to change in its labyrinthine settings before I reinstall it again.

Don't think I'll be renewing my subscription - not the first time I've pulled my hair out because of this damn product...

Windows Defender isn’t that bad these days.

[Big Blue Plymouth]

Windows Defender isn’t that bad these days.

I like the fact I have one subscription for all my devices and the paid version has some good features. However, in the new version, the firewall is a nightmare to configure and it pokes its nose in where I don't want it to .

[ladymuck]

I use Avast which is less annoying than AVG