INET_E_RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND

Question

I don't recall the turning point but my Edge/IE browsers are not working. Specifically, Edge yields the message:

The DNS server might be having problems. Error Code: INET_E_RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND

In addition, I can no longer sign into my corporate online 365 account via any of the MS Office 2016 apps ("Sorry, we are having some temporary server issues.").  I can't even submit feedback through the hub since it doesn't think I'm connected to the internet.

Some of my other apps are also having trouble detecting an internet connection.

Chrome and Firefox both still work flawlessly and I can retrieve/send emails via the Outlook app. (and Skype for Business works too).

I believe was running the October Fall Creators update (1803 build 17134.345) with no issues when things started to go wrong. I attempted several fixes including most of the usual ones listed at this URL (resetting Edge etc, powershell stuff, ipconfig commands etc):

https://appuals.com/fix-inet\_e\_resource\_not\_found-windows-10/   (I didn't try the adware removal tool since I didn't know if it was legit)

I thought I would try the insider preview subscription and ended up at Windows 10 Build 18282.rs_prerelease.181109-1613 which did NOT solve my problem.

Trying a different user account on the same PC had no effect (same symptoms). No other PC's in the office have this issue (same internet connection),.  I am able to log into a different PC with my creds and things work fine.

The only thing left to try that I can think of is to reinstall the OS.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Chris

Answer 1

thanks again for the reply. I'm a little hesitant to repair the operating system via this method given that I'm on the insider preview build now. These instructions state that i'll need a windows 10 ISO of the current/same version and I'm not sure I can do this?

Suggestions?

Answer 2

What I can recommend is that you completely repair the operating system, but first you must backup your files, although with this method the data is not lost but it is a good idea to backup as a security measure, third-party applications if they are uninstalled, check this link.

https://www.intowindows.com/repair-windows-10-i...

Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.

Answer 3

Hi there, thanks for the reply.

Unfortunately, this solution didn't work. I had tried this previously, prior to the insider preview was installed with no luck... and I tried again, still with no results.

Any other suggestions?

Answer 4

Hi.

Go to those steps, from the Start menu or by pressing the key combination Win + I open the Configuration and click on the option Networks and Internet. Once there, we select the option Status of the left side menu and within the settings and options that are loaded in the right panel we have to look for network restoration.

Clicking on this option will show us a new window from where we will be able to perform the network reset in Windows 10. In this way, all the network adapters will be removed and reinstalled and the original configuration of other components of the network will be re-established. net. This implies that if we were using some software such as a VPN client or virtual switches, we will have to reinstall them.

A process that is carried out automatically by the system by clicking on the Reset button now shown in Network Reset in the Windows 10 configuration. It is normal that the process does not take too long, although we must wait until the end completely and restart the computer again to proceed with the network configuration in Windows 10 as we had until now.

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/cannot-connect-i...

Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.

Tell me how you are doing and let me know if the information has been helpful in solving your query.