"No internet, secured" specifically means your computer successfully connected to the WiFi network itself (the "secured" part confirms the password worked), but isn't getting actual internet access through it. This points to a problem with the connection between your router and the wider internet, or with how your computer is configured to use that connection — not your WiFi password.

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Step 1: check if it's just your computer, or the whole network

Try another device on the same WiFi network (your phone, for example). If it also has no internet, the problem is with your router/modem/ISP, not your specific computer — skip to the router section below. If other devices work fine, the problem is specific to this one computer.

If it's specific to your computer: fix 1, run the network troubleshooter

  1. Right-click the network icon in your taskbar
  2. Select Troubleshoot problems (or go to Settings → System → Troubleshoot → Other troubleshooters → Internet Connections)
  3. Let it run — it often identifies and fixes the specific issue automatically

Fix 2: release and renew your IP address

Your computer's IP address assignment from the router can occasionally fail or become stuck:

  1. Press Windows key, type cmd, right-click Command Prompt → Run as administrator
  2. Type ipconfig /release and press Enter
  3. Then type ipconfig /renew and press Enter
  4. Close Command Prompt and check if internet access is restored

Fix 3: flush DNS

  1. In the same administrator Command Prompt, type ipconfig /flushdns and press Enter

Fix 4: forget and reconnect to the network

  1. Settings → Network & internet → Wi-Fi → Manage known networks
  2. Click your network → Forget
  3. Reconnect with the password fresh

If it's the whole network: restart your router and modem

  1. Unplug both your modem and router (if they're separate devices) for about 30 seconds
  2. Plug the modem back in first, wait for it to fully reconnect (usually 1-2 minutes, check its status lights)
  3. Then plug the router back in and wait for it to fully restart

This resolves a substantial share of "no internet, secured" cases that affect the whole network — it clears temporary glitches in the connection between your router and your ISP.

If a restart doesn't help and it's affecting the whole network

At this point it's likely an outage or issue on your ISP's end rather than something fixable on your side. Check whether your ISP has a status page or known outage reports for your area, or contact them directly — there's not much further troubleshooting that helps if the problem is upstream of your own router.