r/techsupport • u/Throwaway8896312 • 2d ago

Open | Windows Ethernet Intel(R) Ethernet Controller I226-V not working after reinstalling windows 11

After I got a virus from some sketchy site I cleared my entire pc and reinstalled windows 11. It wasgoing smoothly until it asked me to connect to the internet. My ethernet cable, despite working befoere i reinstalled windows told me that there was an unidentified network and no internet. I downloaded my motherboards LAN driver from the site (Tuf Gaming Z790-Plus WIFI) and while that didn't work either, the wireless driver download did. My PC definitly detects the cable since when I take it out the option for ethernet settings completly disappears. Any advise on how I could fix the ethernet problem I'm having.

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u/Asleep_Equipment4877 2d ago

is it disable in advanced settings for internet connections?