title: “Reset Network Ports” slug: reset-ports tags: [“windows”, “network”, “troubleshooting”] description: “Instructions to reset network ports on Windows to resolve connectivity issues.”
To reset network ports on a Windows machine, you can follow these steps:
- Open Command Prompt as an administrator. You can do this by searching for “cmd” in the Start menu, right-clicking on “Command Prompt,” and selecting “Run as administrator.”
- In the Command Prompt window, type the following commands one by one, pressing Enter after each command:
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net stop winnat
net start winnat