win-connect

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Background

This program is built to resolved the issue that Windows cannot detect the Internet even if it does have an Internet connection.

How to use

1. Go to release to download the binary or build it yourself.

2. Press the Windows logo key + R, type shell:startup, then select OK. You will find your startup folder.

3. Paste the binary to the startup folder or you can create a short cut there which points to the binary.

4. Press the Windows logo key + R, type regedit to open the registry.

5. Backup it first by file -> export.

6. Find the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NlaSvc\Parameters\Internet by typing this in the address bar.

   Change the value of ActiveWebProbeHost to 127.0.0.1:29801

   Change the value of ActiveWebProbePath to connecttest.txt

   Change the value of ActiveWebProbeContent to Connect Test

7. Restart your machine and all is well.

Build

With ninja

ninja

Without ninja

CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -o win-connect.exe -ldflags -H=windowsgui main.go

Customize port

Create a short cut in the startup folder with the location

"C:\path\to\win-connect.exe" -p [port]