▷ How to fix 169.254.XX problem

169.254.xx is a private IP address space reserved by Microsoft that automatically assigns to your network adapter if it cannot obtain an IP address from the DHCP server. Now, as assigned directly by Windows, the problem could be with the network adapter or your router / modem.

In this guide, we will solve the problem to diagnose the cause and later fix it. Since the problem may be with the modem or the PC, we will start from PC.

Then, some methods that will fix this problem are shown. The method 1 solve the problem most of the time, so try first with the method 1. If it doesn't solve the problem, go to Method 2, 3 O 4.

Method 1: restart the pc

1. Hold down the Windows key and press R

2. Off type / r / f / t 0

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1. Hold down the Shift key

2. Click Start> Delete. Hold down the Shift key until the computer restarts

Method 2: IP configuration refresh fix

1. Hold down the Windows key and press R

2. Type compmgmt. msc then hit Enter

3. Select Device Manager> Expand network adapters.

4. Right click on the Ethernet or wireless adapter that has the problem (you can see the exclamation mark or error mark on the left) and then click Uninstall

5. Right click on Network Adapters> Check for hardware changes

6. Hold down the Windows key and press R. Type ncpa.cpl and press OK. Right click on the network adapter in question and choose Properties -> Check Internet Protocol version 6 (TCP / IPv6) and then click OK.

7. Hold down the Windows key and press X and choose Command Prompt (Administrator). For Windows 7, click start> type cmd and then right click cmd and choose Run as administrator.

8. In the black command prompt window that opens, type netsh winsock reset catalog press Enter

9. Escriba netsh int ip reset reset.log presione Enter

10. Type ipconfig / release presione Enter

11. Type ipconfig / renew presione Enter

12. Restart your computer

Method 3: uncheck fast reboot option (temporal)

1. Hold down the Windows key> Press X (release the Windows key)> Power Options for Windows 8 Y 10. For Windows 7, click start> Control Panel> Hardware and sound> Energy options

2. Select Change what the power buttons do> Change settings that are not available at this time (if Quick Start is grayed out).

3. Uncheck Enable fast startup

4. Click Save Changes.

Method 4: restart DNS client

1. Hold down the Windows key and press R. Type services.msc and click OK. Scroll down the services tab and choose DNS Client, right click and choose Restart.

If the problem is still not resolved, restart your modem / router, it is better to turn them off during 5 minutes and then turn them on again.