on 07-02-2023 11:46
I was having slow internet connection on my Windows 10 laptop so (unfortunately) reset my network.
I now have no VM network showing up under 'Network' and can't find a way to re-install it.
Might you be able to advise what to do as I can't find anything on the Virgin website that helps?
Any advice would be helpful.
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on 08-02-2023 20:15
@richard49 wrote:Sorry to have taken a long time to get back to you.
As I had the problem mentioned I thought that I'd restore the computer to an earlier restore date but that went south very quickly....
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Thanks again everyone who took the time to respond, it is appreciated.
Depending on the specs of your laptop, you could have a look at some of the free backup/imaging programs to help restore a laptop back to a known condition very quickly.
I have used 'Macrium Reflect Free' for a long time (but sadly no longer free from Jan 2024)
and am now evaluating 'Paragon Backup & Recovery Community Edition' (currently free) as a replacement
With a USB3 connection on the laptop, and backing up to a USB3 external hard drive, the entire laptop can be restored to a basic build of Windows from an image in about 5 to 10 minutes (via a bootable USB pen drive).
I often make an image before any major computer hardware/software changes so that if the changes go wrong I can go back to the previous setup very quickly.
07-02-2023 11:57 - edited 07-02-2023 11:59
What do you mean when you say no VM network showing up under 'Network' ?
If you are trying to make a wi-fi connection and can see the hub's SSID, follow the Windows 10 video here
https://www.virginmedia.com/help/broadband/connect-devices
If you can no longer see the VM SSID, this may be because the W10 network reset has reinstalled your network card drivers.
on 07-02-2023 12:00
Or did you reset the networking on your laptop and have disabled the wifi on the laptop ?
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on 08-02-2023 16:39
Sorry to have taken a long time to get back to you.
As I had the problem mentioned I thought that I'd restore the computer to an earlier restore date but that went south very quickly....
I ended up in a never ending loop and ended up restoreing the laptop to the factory settings which after re-instaiing windows and all of the updates associated with it it took just over a full day to get back to where I was started; a working laptop that connects tot he Internet.
I didn't mind doing it as I think that after a few years of use it does the laptop good to have a 'clearout'.
Thanks again everyone who took the time to respond, it is appreciated.
on 08-02-2023 16:42
Glad you got it sorted and it's all working.
Agree with the refresh of Windows! 🙂
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on 08-02-2023 17:39
With lots of Windows problems I gave up on Microsoft 2 years ago all for the better.
on 08-02-2023 20:15
@richard49 wrote:Sorry to have taken a long time to get back to you.
As I had the problem mentioned I thought that I'd restore the computer to an earlier restore date but that went south very quickly....
<snip>
Thanks again everyone who took the time to respond, it is appreciated.
Depending on the specs of your laptop, you could have a look at some of the free backup/imaging programs to help restore a laptop back to a known condition very quickly.
I have used 'Macrium Reflect Free' for a long time (but sadly no longer free from Jan 2024)
and am now evaluating 'Paragon Backup & Recovery Community Edition' (currently free) as a replacement
With a USB3 connection on the laptop, and backing up to a USB3 external hard drive, the entire laptop can be restored to a basic build of Windows from an image in about 5 to 10 minutes (via a bootable USB pen drive).
I often make an image before any major computer hardware/software changes so that if the changes go wrong I can go back to the previous setup very quickly.
on 08-02-2023 20:21
I'll make a not of that for making an image before any major computer hardware/software changes
Thanks
on 08-02-2023 21:24
@goslow and @richard49
I have been using this for years across different kit and it works great. I even keep images on a USB drive for relatives kit. It’s also free…..
https://www.veeam.com/agent-for-windows-community-edition.html
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on 08-02-2023 21:27
@Adduxi wrote:@goslow and @richard49
I have been using this for years across different kit and it works great. I even keep images on a USB drive for relatives kit. It’s also free…..
https://www.veeam.com/agent-for-windows-community-edition.html
Thanks, will give that a go alongside Paragon as a replacement for Macrium.