Fix Default gateway is not available in Windows 10

 If you see the " Default gateway is unavailable " message while troubleshooting your Internet connection , the problem is related to either an incorrect IP address or an incorrect ISP configuration setting. To solve this problem, first check out these workarounds for easier solutions and then go to the main solutions.

First Workarounds-

1. Restart your computer. After restarting, check if you can connect to the internet or not.

2. If you are using an antivirus program or firewall, temporarily disable it and try to connect to the Internet again.

If any of these measures don't work, go to these fixes-

Fix-1 Reset IP-

Resetting the IP on your computer will fix this problem.

1. Press Windows key+R .

2. Type in " cmd " and then press the Ctrl+Shift+Enter keys at the same time .

2. To reset the IP configuration, type or copy-and-paste these codes one by one, and then press Enter.

NETSH INT IP RESET C:\RESETLOG.TXT
Reset netsh winsock
ipconfig/flushdns

Close the Command Prompt window .

Start your computer. Restart your computer and try to connect to the network again.

Fix-2 disable and enable network

Disabling and re-enabling network drive will surely work for you.

1. First, type " Network Connections " in the search box.

2. Then click " Network Connections " in the search result.

The window

Network Connections opens.

2. Then right click on your network adapter and then click " Disable " to disable it.

3. Now wait a while.

4. Then right- click again on the disabled network drive and then click " Enable ".

This is how you can reset network drive on your computer.

The default gateway issue should be resolved.

Fix-3 Set IPv4 settings manually-

Specifying the IPv4 settings manually can solve this problem.

1. Press Windows Key+R to launch the Run window.

2. Now type " cmd " and then press Ctrl+Shift+Enter .

Command prompt opens with administrator privileges.

4. In the Command Prompt window, type " ipconfig " and then press Enter .

You can see all the details of the network credentials on the CMD terminal.

5. Now look for the adapter settings you are using (in our case it is " WiFi " settings).

6. Write down the details of the adapter ( IPv4 Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway ).

Then you need to minimize the Command Prompt window .

6. Press Windows Key+R to start Run , type ncpa.cpl and click OK . You can open the Network Connections window .

7. The next step is to right click and click on the network adapter and click on " Properties ".

8. Then  double-click on " Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) ".

9. Then click on " Use the following IP address: ".

10. You must enter this data in the appropriate tabs (  IP Address , Subnet Mask , Default Gateway ).

11. Under " Use the following DNS server settings : " and enter these following DNS server settings-

Preferred DNS server: 8.8.8.8
DNS Server Options: 8.8.4.4

12.To save these settings, click " OK ".

This will surely fix your problem.

Try connecting to the internet again.

Fix-4 Set IPv4 settings manually-

If the previous method didn't work, manually change the IPv4 protocol DNS settings to fix the problem.

1. Press Windows Key+R to launch the Run window.

2. Now type this and press Enter to open the Network Connections window .

ncpa.cpl

3. To access the properties of the network, right-click on your network and click " Properties ".

4. To then access IPv4 properties, double-  click " Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) ".

5. Then click on " Use the following DNS server addresses: ".

6. Now enter these server addresses correctly-

Preferred DNS Server : 1.1.1.1
Alternate DNS Server : 1.0.0.1

7. To save these settings, click " OK ".

Close Control Panel window.

Try connecting to the internet and see if that works.