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Tuesday, February 9, 2016 2:16 PM | 2 votes
Hi - I stupidly enabled FIPS without fully understanding what it was and it has eliminated my ability to connect to the Internet. I am not a computer genius and only know how to turn it off by following the same path I went through to turn it on - by choosing advanced settings within my wifi network connection, but without connecting, I obviously can't get to that path.
I have Windows 10 and I can't get the same results by following the Windows 8 directions on this subject.
Any tips? If possible - can you make the response as easy to understand as you can?
Thank you very much!
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016 6:49 PM | 1 vote
Can you describe how you enabled FIPS? The reason I ask is the ways I am seeing to enable FIPS with a search involve registry editing or Group Policy. So thinking if you advise how you enable FIPS it may help assist in finding a way to remove it. I.e. if it is part of any wifi software you have installed then that possibly could be configured another way or removed and reinstalled perhaps in an attempt to remove FIPS.
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 7:18 PM | 1 vote
Go to Start > Control Panel > Administrative tools > Local Security Policy. The Group Policy dialog appears.
Under the "Local Policies" heading, select "Security Options" and look for the entry, "System cryptography: Use FIPS compliant algorithms for encryption, hashing, and signing."
If entry this is enabled, disable it
or
a. Click Start, type regedit in the start search box and hit enter.
b. In the registry editor navigate to
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\FIPSAlgorithmPolicy\Enabled
c. This registry value reflects the current FIPS setting. If this setting is enabled, the value is 1. If this setting is disabled, the value is 0.
d. To disable it double click on the file and select 0.
e. Restart the computer and check
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/811833
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 9:49 AM | 2 votes
Hi，
Would you mind letting me know the result of the suggestions? If you need further assistance, feel free to let me know. I will be more than happy to be of assistance.
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Wednesday, February 14, 2018 6:10 PM
The above suggestion does not work. I and many others have the same problem. This is how it started:
1. Control Panel > Network & Sharing Center
2. There it shows Connections: Wi-Fi (NetworkName)
3. Click on that, you get the Wi-Fi Status dialog box
4. Click Wireless Properties button
5. Then you get NetworkName Wireless Network Properties dialog box
6. Click Security tab (shows Security Type (WPA2-Personal); Encryption Type (AES); Network Security key (password)
7. Click Advanced settings button
8. Then you get the Advanced Settings dialog box, and the only item is the "Enable Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) compliance for this Network" toggle box.
9. Now if you click the box enabling FIPS and then "OK", the trouble begins.
The Trouble: you are no longer able to log on to the network NetworkName. In fact, there is a big X with a circle around it plastered on to the NetworkName signal strength icon, indicating you cannot connect to that network anymore. And therein lies the problem: because you cannot connect to the network anymore, you cannot get back to the "Advanced Settings" dialog box so you can untoggle and thus disable FIPS.
Attempted solutions:
1. This is a home version of Windows 10, with no group editor, so I went into the registry "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\FIPSAlgorithmPolicy\Enabled" as described above but the entry was already set at "0".
2. I went through the registry and deleted every reference to "NetworkName" but still no luck.
3. I even did a system restore to a restore point I had happened to make a couple of days previous. Still have the "X" with a circle on the NetworkName network.
Q: Does anybody have another idea to try? No amount of googling so far has been able to uncover a solution.
Wednesday, February 14, 2018 7:39 PM
WOW--I FIXED IT!
Coincidentally, the new wireless adapter I had ordered (upgrading the old Atheros AR1111 that came with my laptop to a new AR9280) arrived in the mail today. I installed the new adapter, and when I powered up, the "X" with the circle had vanished, and I was able connect to my old network as per usual. I checked, and the FIPS was disabled.
My advice: Either (a) upgrade your adapter with a new $13 one; or (b) reinstalling your old adapter will probably do the trick. :-)
Friday, November 22, 2019 4:39 AM
Without installing a new device, I merely deleted the offending Wifi interface device and restarted the computer. It automatically re-installed the WiFi device with default settings and everything worked again.
Thursday, May 7, 2020 10:00 AM
Hi! Can this be achieved through Device Manager?