INET_E_RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND error message Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge can be called a modern Internet Explorer and is now part of the Windows 10 operating system. That doesn't mean it has replaced Internet Explorer, you can still use IE.

However, Internet Explorer has largely been overtaken by Microsoft Edge as the default browser since Windows 10. It's not the most popular web browser out there, but this doesn't mean Microsoft Edge isn't any good.

Microsoft Edge has its market share (even if it is small) and offers features that can also be found on browsers such as Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.

One of the biggest differences between Microsoft Edge and other popular browsers is that it is not a third-party browser and it comes pre-installed in every copy of Windows 10.

Some users prefer Microsoft Edge. However, some users want to switch to another modern browser due to problems with the current, in this case Microsoft Edge, browser. But this alone does not mean that one browser is better than the other. There is no perfect browser and you may encounter different problems with each available browser.

If you are reading this, then you are probably one of the Microsoft Edge users and you have encountered an “INET_E_RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND” error while opening a certain website. This error message indicates that there is a temporary DNS error is that the page could not be found or the connection to the DNS server has been lost.

Many Microsoft Edge users report that they encountered this problem when they tried to access one of Google's pages. However, this can also happen when you try to visit other websites.

This “INET_E_RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND” error does not mean that there is anything wrong with Microsoft Edge and there are many cases where this error has no apparent reason. However, there are also several solutions to solve this problem. In this article, we will walk you through various solutions for the “INET_E_RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND” error in Edge step by step.

Fix Microsoft Edge

The first thing I recommend you try is to repair the Microsoft Edge browser through the settings. Usually this repair option is used when the web browser is not working properly. To do this, type “edge” into Search and right-click on the “Microsoft Edge” result. Now select App Settings from the menu.

Now navigate down a bit and select “Restore” under the “Reset” menu. Restart Microsoft Edge.

Reset Winsock catalog

You can also reset the Winsock catalog with a few netsh commands. Netsh is a command-line scripting utility that allows you to view or change the network configuration of a computer, locally or remotely. Netsh also has a scripting feature that allows you to run a group of commands in batch mode against a given computer.

To do this you need to open an Administrator command prompt. To open an Administrator command prompt, enter “command prompt” in Search and right-click on the “command prompt” result. Choose “Run as Administrator”.

When you select “Run as Administrator,” an account management prompt will appear asking if you allow the command confirmation to make changes to your computer. Click “Yes”.

Now type these two commands and press Enter after each command:

“netsh int ip reset c:\ipreset.txt”.
“netsh winsock reset”.

Close the Command Prompt and restart your computer.

DNS Servers change

In this method, we will show you how to change DNS settings and use the Google Public DNS. It is a free alternative DNS (Domain Name System) service offered to Internet users around the world.

The public DNS service is maintained and owned by Google. It acts as a recursive name server that provides domain name resolution for every host on the Internet. I recommend you use Google DNS for a faster and secure connection. Moreover, using Google DNS could also solve the problem of “INET_E_RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND” error.

Go to Network Connections settings to change your DNS server to Google's DNS server. To do this, right-click on the Start menu and choose the “Network Connections” option or go to Settings and click on “Network & Internet”.

In the Network & Internet Settings window, select your connection type in the left pane (in our case “Ethernet”) and then click “Change adapter options” in the right pane.

Right-click on your network connection and select “Properties” from the context menu.

Select the item “Internet Protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4)” and click on the “Properties” button.

The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window appears.

Select the option “Use the following DNS server addresses” and make 8.8.8.8 as “Preferred DNS server” and 8.8.8.4 as “Alternate DNS server”.

Save the changes by clicking “OK” and restart your computer. Then open Microsoft Edge again and try to access the Internet, check if the error “INET_E_RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND” still exists.

We hope that one of the methods solved the problem for you and you can now visit websites without getting the “INET_E_RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND” error.

You can Uninstall Microsoft Edge using this instruction.