We will remind, earlier this year, some Windows 10 users reported problems with the Internet connection. In some cases, a notification began to appear on the Windows 10 taskbar stating that there was no Internet connection even in cases where the connection was actually established. Initially, it was believed that the problem appears after installing Windows 10 May 2020 Update, but later the same error was found in some users of Windows 10 (1909) and earlier versions of the software platform.

Despite the seemingly insignificant problem – it only affects connection status notifications – it leads to the disruption of a number of applications. This is because some applications, such as the Microsoft Store or Spotify, use Windows APIs that depend on the network connection status indicator in the taskbar. When the indicator reports no connection, these applications also go offline and cannot provide the user with features that require an Internet connection.   

Now, Microsoft has begun distributing a patch that fixes this problem. It is available as an optional update that can be downloaded from Windows Update. After installing it, the build number of Windows 10 will change to 19041.546, and the problem with notifications about no internet connection will be resolved. In addition, this patch will be included in the cumulative update, which will be released later in October as part of the Patch Tuesday program.