Windows 10: Can't connect to wifi msftconnecttest/redirect pops up and says device has been paused

The popup says to follow the instructions and there are no instructions it just says my device is paused how to fix this? I am being hacked so maybe the hacker did this?

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msftconnecttest redirect not working on windows 10 public wifi

Seems odd that I can get onto the login page on my iphone (which apparently does not use msftconnecttest as an interim step, but not the laptop.

Can I bypass this msftconnecttest step manually?

 

msftconnecttest redirect not working on windows 10 public wifi

I'm not trying to use VPN, but one of the previous "tips" for resolving this issue did include making a change to the VPN site. I'm just trying to connect through regular wifi to the internet.

What happens is I choose the public connection (with the little exclamation point next to the wifi symbol), and it will say "connected" but there is no internet because of this msftconnecttest not reaching the website to use the login code.

 

msftconnecttest redirect not working on windows 10 public wifi

Hi

I have been having problems with public wifi on my laptop since last Nov. Running windows 10.

Every time I try to connect to internet with a restricted site (ie requiring a login/password) browser opens to
msftconnecttest://redirect

and never goes any further - get stuck in this loop. It has been an issue since a windows 10 update sometime in fall 2017.

I have tried:

changing default browser from edge to IE, (even tried googlechrome)

reseting internet options (internet options ->advanced-> reset (but not to factory settings to delete all my personal home pages ect)

fiddling with the VPN settings

None of these seem to work.

Only way I can connect is to use a personal hotspot.

Why is this an ongoing issue?

Please provide a solution that I can copy/paste into a word or text doc that I can post on my desktop so I can remember this again when I travel next time.