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ERR-CONNECTION-TIMED-OUT

Network ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT Applies to: Windows 7, Windows 10, Windows 11

What it means

Your browser sent a request but got no response in time — could be the site, your firewall, or your connection.

Also seen as: ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT

Quick fix steps

  1. Try a different website to confirm whether it's a general connectivity issue.
  2. Restart your router.
  3. Temporarily disable any VPN or firewall software and retry.
For the full step-by-step walkthrough, see "No Internet Access" With Wi-Fi Connected.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this always mean my internet is down?
Not necessarily — your connection can be working fine for other sites while one specific site times out due to a problem on their end, a firewall rule, or a routing issue specific to that destination.
Should I try a different browser to test this?
Yes, that's a useful diagnostic step — if the same timeout happens in a different browser, it points away from a browser-specific setting and toward a network or DNS-level cause instead.

Other error codes

0X80072EFD — A Connection with the Server Could Not Be Established

A general connectivity failure reaching a Microsoft service — usually your network, a firewall, or a proxy/VPN blocking the connection.

0X80070424 — A Required Service Cannot Be Started

A Windows service the current task depends on (often related to Windows Update, Security Center, or networking) isn't running.

0X80072EE7 — Store/Update Connection Timed Out

A connection to Microsoft's servers timed out — usually a network stability issue or DNS problem.

DNS-PROBE-FINISHED-NXDOMAIN — DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN

The browser couldn't resolve a website's address at all — the DNS lookup found nothing, which usually points to your DNS settings or the site being genuinely down.