windows 10 - Ping works fine, but no Internet connection in browser

Without having changed any settings, I can't access the Internet anymore through my laptop running Windows 10. Every browser tells me the connection has timed out. I can connect to the router and other devices on the network are not affected. Windows tells me that I am "connected to the Internet" but apparently, that's no help. It doesn't seem to work through other WiFi networks or ethernet either.

ping google.com works fine and surfing by IP address does not help. I tried restarting the computer, restarting the router, resetting IP configuration with no avail. I couldn't find a problem in the network settings either. I tried about anything suggested on this website. I hope someone of you has any idea as to what could resolve the issue. Thanks.

Update

So it turns out I can access google websites such as google.com or youtube, but nothing else. I tried some of the suggestions I found online, but nothing worked. Ideas?

Answer

I can't access the Internet anymore

Try reinitialising the network states. Run the following commands in an elevated cmd shell:

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  Reset WINSOCK entries to installation defaults:

  
  

  netsh winsock reset catalog

  
  


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  Reset TCP/IP stack to installation defaults:

  
  

  netsh int ip reset reset.log

  
  


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  Reset Firewall to installation defaults:

  
  

  netsh advfirewall reset

  
  


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  Flush DNS resolver cache:

  
  

  ipconfig /flushdns

  
  


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  Renew DNS client registration and refresh DHCP leases:

  
  

  ipconfig /registerdns

  
  


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  Flush routing table (reboot required):

  
  

  route /f