Network Reset Script For Windows 10 / 11

Windows users often face network issues. This batch script will help you to reset Windows network components without restarting your PC. This batch script will release and renew IP address, deletes ARP cache, refresh and reloads NetBIOS cache, deletes DNS cache etc.

Supported Operating systems: Windows 10/11, 8, 7, XP, Server 2019, 2016, 2012, 2008

Network Reset Script

:: Network Reset Script for Windows 10/11 , 8, 7, XP, Server 2019, 2016, 2012, 2008
:: This script will do these process
:: 1. ipconfig /release : Release IPV4 address for the active network adapter
:: 2. ipconfig /release6 : Release IPV6 address for the active network adapter
:: 3. ipconfig /renew : Renew IPV4 address for the active network adapter
:: 4. ipconfig /renew6 : Renew IPV6 address for the active network adapter
:: 3. arp -d * : Deletes to delete all hosts records in Address Translation tables
:: 4. nbtstat -R :Purges and reloads the remote cache name table
:: 5. nbtstat -RR : Release and Refresh WINS Sends Name Release packets to WINS and then, starts Refresh
:: 6. ipconfig /flushdns : Deletes the DNS resolver cache
:: 7. ipconfig /registerdns : Refreshes all DHCP leases and re-registers DNS names


@ECHO OFF

echo  ######## Releasing IP Addresses
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /release6

echo  Renewing IP Addresses 
ipconfig /renew
ipconfig /renew6

echo  Deleting Address Translation tables 
arp -d *

echo  NetBIOS / WINS - Deleting and Refreshing Cache 

nbtstat -R
nbtstat -RR

echo  Deleting DNS resolver cache 
ipconfig /flushdns

echo  Refresh DHCP leases and re-registering DNS names 
ipconfig /registerdns

1. Copy this text given above
2. Open notepad.exe and paste the text into it.
3. Save the notepad file with “bat” file extension.. for eg: as “Network-Reset-Script.bat”
4. To reset the network, just right click the bat file and select run as administrator.

This script will do these processes

• ipconfig /release : Release IPV4 address for the active network adapter
• ipconfig /release6 : Release IPV6 address for the active network adapter
• ipconfig /renew : Renew IPV4 address for the active network adapter
• ipconfig /renew6 : Renew IPV6 address for the active network adapter
• arp -d * : Deletes to delete all hosts records in Address Translation tables
• nbtstat -R :Purges and reloads the remote cache name table
• nbtstat -RR : Release and Refresh WINS Sends Name Release packets to WINS and then, starts Refresh
• ipconfig /flushdns : Deletes the DNS resolver cache
• ipconfig /registerdns : Refreshes all DHCP leases and re-registers DNS names

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