The issue: Internet stops working on windows machines with certain intel/broadcom WiFi chips after the newest windows 10 update It is not easy to figure this problem out just by looking at the WiFi signal bar at the bottom right of taskbar as it shows full network connectivity, even though pages wont load and downloads (if any) will stop
The fix: I have noticed that
turning WiFi on and off on my laptop Or disconnecting and reconnecting to the WiFi network Or rebooting the WiFi router fixes the issue, atleast for a little while, until the problem occurs again and fix needs to be re-applied
However, I might not always be available on the system to perform these temporary fixes, for instance-during overnight downloads Hence this python script
The python file wifi_reset.py checks whether internet is working (by pinging Google.com in this case, change as you see fit) and resets wifi on your PC if its not. This fixes the weird internet connectivity issue The python code requires elevated (admin) rights, hence the easiest solution would be to run it through a batch (.bat) file (also provided)