As you may know, if a computer experiences an IP conflict, we need to renew the IP address to resolve it. However, many users encounter the inability to use 'ipconfig/renew' to renew the IP address. If encountering the 'Cannot Renew IP Address' error on Windows, you must fix this error before proceeding to resolve the IP conflict on the computer. Alternatively, you can resolve IP conflicts on the computer by setting a static IP address. However, we still recommend that you first follow the simple instructions below to fix the 'Cannot Renew IP Address' error on Windows.
Steps to Fix 'Cannot Renew IP Address' Error on Windows:
Step 1: Press the Internet icon at the bottom left of the Desktop, select Open Network and Sharing Center.
Step 2: In the
Step 3: Select the connected transmission line and click right mouse button > Properties.
Step 4: Choose Internet Protocol Version (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties to open the DNS server address modification tool.
Step 5: At this step, mark Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically.
Finally, press OK to save the adjustments you just made.
After fixing the error, you can check if the ipconfig /renew command is working properly by following these steps.
Press Start, search for cmd and right-click on this tool, select Run as Administrator.
Enter the command ipconfig /renew into Command Prompt and press Enter to execute this command.
When the command runs successfully as shown in the image, you have fixed the Cannot renew IP address error on Windows.
After viewing these instructions, you will find that fixing the Cannot renew IP address error on Windows is actually quite simple; you just need to switch back to dynamic IP mode.
For those using static IP, the error 'The Another computer has the same IP address error' is more common. The reason for encountering this error is that your computer is using an IP address that overlaps with the IP used by another device. Therefore, to fix the 'The Another computer has the same IP address error,' you just need to change to a different static IP address. Details on how to fix the The Another computer has the same IP address error are available in Mytour's article for reference if you're unsure how to proceed.
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