Windows 10: my laptop is pinging in a location outside the country

my laptop is pinging in a location outside the country USA. I am currently in US East Coast, and the laptop is pinging in Thissur, India. This happened during one of the windows update event on February 10, 2025. Is this a hack?

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suddenly cannot ping outside lan

After a restart, a Win10 laptop can still browse the web, and ftp, and other lan devices can ping this laptop, but in a cmd window ...

(i) pinging addresses outside the lan always times out

(ii) ipconfig /all shows ethernet and wifi "Media disconnected"

In a cmd window as administrator I tried ...

netsh winsock reset (required a restart, had no effect)

netsh int ip reset (Resetting Interface, OK!, Resetting , failed.)

ipconfig /release (No operation can be performed on Local Area Connection* 2 while it has its media disconnected.)

ipconfig /renew (ditto)

ipconfig /flushdns (no effect)

I need ping.

How do I fix this!?

(PS please fix your forum message editor's linefeed handling!)

 

suddenly cannot ping outside lan

Hi Peter,

Did you make any changes to the computer prior to the issue?

I appreciate the efforts which you took to get the issue fixed.

Method 1: Update Network Adapter.

Follow the steps to update the Network Adapter drivers:

• Press Windows key + X key and click
  Device Manager.
• Expand the Network Adapter.
• Right-click on the Network Adapter and click on
  Properties.
• Go to Driver tab and select Update.
• Restart the computer and check.

Method 2: Reset TCP/IP.

Please follow the steps below:

1. On the Search bar type “cmd” and click
ctrl + shift + Enter to open the Elevated Command Prompt.

a. To Reset WINSOCK entries, type netsh winsock reset catalog and click Enter.

b. To Reset IPv4 TCP/IP stack, type netsh int ipv4 reset reset.log
and click Enter
c. To Reset IPv6 TCP/IP stack, type netsh int ipv6 reset reset.log
and click Enter.

Please revert if you face any issues with pinging address outside the LAN.

Thank you.

 

location is all screwed up

Hi Mary,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I appreciate your interest in Windows 10.We sincerely regret for the inconvenience caused.

I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps.

To change the home location for your PC to a specific country or region

• Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap
  Search.
  
  (If you're using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer up, and then click
  Search.)
• In the search box, enter
  region, and then, in the results, tap or click Change your country or region.
• Select the country or region for your location from the list.

Please let us know if you need further assistance.

Thank you.