Network Stack Reset

  1<#
  2.SYNOPSIS
  3    Reset Windows network stack
  4
  5.DESCRIPTION
  6    Resets TCP/IP stack, Winsock catalog, DNS cache, and IP configuration.
  7    Resolves most network connectivity issues.
  8
  9.PARAMETER SkipReboot
 10    If specified, does not prompt for reboot after reset
 11
 12.EXAMPLE
 13    .\Reset-NetworkStack.ps1
 14    Performs full network reset and prompts for reboot
 15
 16.EXAMPLE
 17    .\Reset-NetworkStack.ps1 -SkipReboot
 18    Performs network reset without reboot prompt
 19
 20.NOTES
 21    Author: glyph.sh
 22    Requires: Administrator privileges
 23    Reference: https://glyph.sh/kb/windows-common-issues/
 24#>
 25
 26[CmdletBinding()]
 27param(
 28    [switch]$SkipReboot
 29)
 30
 31#Requires -RunAsAdministrator
 32
 33Write-Host "========================================" -ForegroundColor Cyan
 34Write-Host " Network Stack Reset Script" -ForegroundColor Cyan
 35Write-Host "========================================" -ForegroundColor Cyan
 36Write-Host ""
 37Write-Host "WARNING: This will reset all network settings!" -ForegroundColor Yellow
 38Write-Host "A reboot will be required after completion." -ForegroundColor Yellow
 39Write-Host ""
 40
 41$confirmation = Read-Host "Continue? (Y/N)"
 42if ($confirmation -ne 'Y' -and $confirmation -ne 'y') {
 43    Write-Host "Operation cancelled." -ForegroundColor Yellow
 44    exit
 45}
 46
 47Write-Host ""
 48
 49# Release DHCP lease
 50Write-Host "[1/6] Releasing DHCP lease..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
 51try {
 52    ipconfig /release | Out-Null
 53    Write-Host "  DHCP lease released" -ForegroundColor Green
 54}
 55catch {
 56    Write-Host "  Failed to release DHCP lease" -ForegroundColor Red
 57}
 58
 59Write-Host ""
 60
 61# Flush DNS cache
 62Write-Host "[2/6] Flushing DNS cache..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
 63try {
 64    ipconfig /flushdns | Out-Null
 65    Write-Host "  DNS cache flushed" -ForegroundColor Green
 66}
 67catch {
 68    Write-Host "  Failed to flush DNS cache" -ForegroundColor Red
 69}
 70
 71Write-Host ""
 72
 73# Reset Winsock catalog
 74Write-Host "[3/6] Resetting Winsock catalog..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
 75try {
 76    netsh winsock reset | Out-Null
 77    Write-Host "  Winsock catalog reset" -ForegroundColor Green
 78}
 79catch {
 80    Write-Host "  Failed to reset Winsock" -ForegroundColor Red
 81}
 82
 83Write-Host ""
 84
 85# Reset TCP/IP stack
 86Write-Host "[4/6] Resetting TCP/IP stack..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
 87try {
 88    netsh int ip reset | Out-Null
 89    Write-Host "  TCP/IP stack reset" -ForegroundColor Green
 90}
 91catch {
 92    Write-Host "  Failed to reset TCP/IP" -ForegroundColor Red
 93}
 94
 95Write-Host ""
 96
 97# Reset IPv6 stack
 98Write-Host "[5/6] Resetting IPv6 stack..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
 99try {
100    netsh int ipv6 reset | Out-Null
101    Write-Host "  IPv6 stack reset" -ForegroundColor Green
102}
103catch {
104    Write-Host "  Failed to reset IPv6" -ForegroundColor Red
105}
106
107Write-Host ""
108
109# Renew DHCP lease
110Write-Host "[6/6] Renewing DHCP lease..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
111try {
112    ipconfig /renew | Out-Null
113    Write-Host "  DHCP lease renewed" -ForegroundColor Green
114}
115catch {
116    Write-Host "  Failed to renew DHCP (normal if not using DHCP)" -ForegroundColor Yellow
117}
118
119Write-Host ""
120Write-Host "========================================" -ForegroundColor Cyan
121Write-Host " Network Stack Reset Complete" -ForegroundColor Cyan
122Write-Host "========================================" -ForegroundColor Cyan
123Write-Host ""
124
125if (-not $SkipReboot) {
126    Write-Host "A reboot is required for changes to take effect." -ForegroundColor Yellow
127    $rebootNow = Read-Host "Reboot now? (Y/N)"
128
129    if ($rebootNow -eq 'Y' -or $rebootNow -eq 'y') {
130        Write-Host "Rebooting in 10 seconds..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
131        shutdown /r /t 10 /c "Network stack reset - reboot required"
132    } else {
133        Write-Host "Please reboot manually when ready." -ForegroundColor Yellow
134    }
135}

1.\Reset-NetworkStack.ps1

1.\Reset-NetworkStack.ps1 -SkipReboot

1Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://glyph.sh/scripts/Reset-NetworkStack.ps1" -OutFile "Reset-NetworkStack.ps1"
2.\Reset-NetworkStack.ps1