3 More Ways to FIX "Windows Sockets registry entries" / "One or more network protocols are missing"!

In this video, I'll be sharing three MORE methods that I've found to fix the annoying "Windows sockets registry entries required for network connectivity are missing" error! These tips will also help you to solve a related error, "One or more network protocols are missing on this computer". They'll work on Windows 8.1 and 10.

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SOLUTION #1: Reset Winsock (0:20)
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Why it works: Winsock is an API that defines how applications should access a TCP/IP network. In other words, it sits as an intermediate layer between your web browser and the Internet. It's obvious that it has a major role to play, and resetting it can often help you fix your connection issues:

1. Right click on the Start menu and click "Command Prompt (Admin)".
2. Allow the app to make changes to your PC by clicking "Yes" on the User Account Control dialog.
3. Type "netsh winsock reset" (w/out quotes) and press Enter.
4. Reboot your PC, and hopefully everything will be working normally again!
SOLUTION #2: Install new drivers for your network card (timestamp is 1:00)
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Why it works: Drivers have always been a bit of a nightmare. A corrupted driver file can cause all sorts of problems, and they're compounded when you've just upgraded your operating system (say, from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10).

1. Right click on the Start menu and click "Device Manager".
2. Under "Network Adapters", find the network card that you use to connect to the Internet (for me, it would be a "Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller").
3. Go to another PC, and open a web browser.
4. Search Google for the model of your card, followed by the word "driver".
5. Go to the manufacturer's website, and download the appropriate package for your OS.
6. Transfer it to a USB stick and install the new driver on the PC that has trouble connecting.
SOLUTION #3: Disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP (timestamp is 2:50)
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Why it works: NetBIOS is an old networking protocol that dates back to the beginning of the IBM PC, in the early 1980s. As such, it's not really required for modern purposes, and, in fact, it can cause more problems than it solves. Let's disable it.

1. Right click on the Start menu and click "Control Panel".
2. Click "Network and Sharing Center".
3. Click on the "Change adapter settings" link (on the left-hand side).
4. Find the network adapter that you normally use to connect to the Internet. If you've followed the previous steps, then you'll know what this is.
5. Right click on it and click "Properties".
6. Under "This connection uses the following items:", find "Internet Protocol version 4", and click the "Properties" button.
7. In the new dialog that appears, click on the "Advanced" button.
8. One more new dialog will appear. Go to the "WINS" tab, and, under "NetBIOS setting", click the radio button to "Disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP".

Remember that, if none of the tips in this video help you out, you might like to try my previous vid on the same topic. Click here to check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3DpeeXLSDM

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