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For me, a 75 year-old, the Control Panel and W-10’s Settings is something I’d thoroughly dig through when I got a new computer. I wanted to be able to find everything I wanted quickly. I needed to shut-off, disable, un-install, just say no!, no!, no!, to all the crap I didn’t want, or want my computer to do for me- because it usually didn’t work the way I wanted it to work.  So, the important thing is “don’t make me search for a setting”. After I get things squared away, I don’t visit the Control Panel / Settings very often.

I think many users feel this way.

Excellent article. So much depends on parents! But unfortunately, just like playing video games, too many parents let their kids do whatever keeps their kids occupied so they don’t bother themselves.

Oh, one trivial point. I’m surprised nobody has pointed out that “you may say I’m a dreamer” wasn’t the Beatles. It was John Lennon singing “Imagine”, solo, a couple of years after the Beatles break-up.

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Not sure… You see, I’m one who doesn’t use or need a cell phone for much at all; not much more than the basics. So I go through settings, apps, etc. and disable or uninstall anything I don’t have a use for. All along, I thought it was something I disabled but couldn’t figure out what. This time, I “adjusted” a few settings and presto! I don’t know which, of a few, did the trick. Yes, a classic mistake in methodology, but I was excited…

If anybody reads this, I finally got it working.

Using Outlook 2016, only on my main desktop- no syncing anywhere,   and I also have “Never Block Sender” emails going to “Junk”.

When I get a new computer it seems like I go through all of those 1,143 settings in order to turn “Off” everything I don’t want the computer to do, or do for me!

Finally got it working reliably via ethernet.

Comcast came out and found problems with wires and connections, also replaced my 6-year old modem/router with a new one. Still had problems logging in to bank website.

Ordered a PCIe ethernet adapter from Amazon. The package was lost somewhere between Amazon and the hand-off to USPS, so after waiting a week Amazon CS sent another one. Got it Saturday, installed it and it’s working very good.

While waiting through all this I was preparing to re-install the OS, just deciding whether to re-install 10 or go with 11. Although my feeling was this was a physical problem because of the way it gradually worsened, rather than a setting/software, where it would have worked or not.

 

Updating Edge fixed it for me yesterday.

The Privacy page reappeared, after yesterday’s Edge update.

Sorry for not replying to your replies. Apparently I didn’t check off “notify me of follow-up replies” and I didn’t go back and check, thinking there were no replys.

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Well that was easy. Disabled it, rebooted. tried logging into my bank website; Chrome & Edge both  “Access Denied….”  failures. Brave logged in!  Back to Chrome, fail.  Back to Edge, fail.

Thanks for your suggestions.

Bedtime.

 

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I hadn’t tried them. I do have Killer ethernet. I’ve never looked at, or even knew there is a control center. The only place I see the word “Stream” is on the prioritization page, and I don’t see how to change the list.

This problem is more than when using Chrome. It’s the same with Edge and Brave. I’ve got several different error type messages and failures with all of them.  No 3rd party security at all, Time settings are fine. Brand-new-today modem/router.

Just tried taking the ethernet cable from the new modem/router and plugged it into a laptop also running W-10. Worked fine.

I’ll get a new ethernet adapter and see how that works. Signs point to that being the problem. This ethernet problem didn’t happen suddenly; it progressed from sporadic to often to impossible.

Making progress, sort of. Comcast came out and set up a newer modem/router and replaced degraded cable and connectors around the house, in & out.  Unfortunately, I still can’t connect to my bank’s website via ethernet. Only wireless.

While the Comcast guys were still there I uninstalled my ethernet controller and let it re-install on re-start. Still didn’t work. The ethernet port is a combo with USB ports mounted on the motherboard. So my next move is to buy an ethernet PCI-e ethernet adapter.  Before ordering, just wondering if it makes a difference if it’s a PCI-e x1 or x4. I have one of each slot available.

Got a lot of spare computer parts, but unfortunately no router.

Fortunately, I do have a couple of laptops that have ethernet ports!

In all cases, when the ethernet wire is plugged in, wireless shows as disabled, but I always go to Device Manager and disable the driver, too.

Yes, I’ve tried all 4 ethernet ports on router.

Dell XPS-17, W-10 Home –  When trying to log-in to my bank’s website a few weeks ago, I recall it connected OK with ethernet a few times but also failed a couple of times. Tried it again tonight and it worked.

I noticed I did get an updated driver involving ethernet on Feb. 1. Didn’t notice that before, as the “driver updates” list was way down under all the system updates. Went to Device Manager, but rolling back the ethernet driver wasn’t an option. Went to Dell for their driver update list and updated to their newest (January) ethernet driver (could be the same one). Also updated a couple other plus BIOS. None of that made any difference to my ethernet problem.

One more strange thing. Log-in using Edge will fail, but using Chrome sometimes I can log-in but not all my account data is showing; some is “unavailable at this time”. That’s another thing I’ve never seen there in 15 years.

Dell Latitude, Windows 11 – By the time I got this one out, the bank website was “down” so I’ll get back to that one tomorrow.

Tried that awhile back (see my original post). Disabling the wireless driver doesn’t help at all.

I’m not a computer whiz, but consider myself a pretty decent problem solver, so methodically trying this & that happens early on. It’s when I run out of ideas (including stupid ones) that I ask for help.