pc connects to internet but not steam and origin

[matrix0077]

please help me my pc is connecting to internet ok origin works but i can,t connect to steam and if i want to go play battlefield it says failed to connect to ea servers please help me

 

[aatje92]

Do you have any kind of firewall installed?

 

[matrix0077]

i use avast free antivirus and i have windows firewall turned off

 

[toorged]

Check your firewall to make sure it's not blocking those applications.

 

[matrix0077]

i tried turning off all shields for ten minutes and turn on steam still not working

 

[aatje92]

Did you ever install any illegal or cracked games?

 

[matrix0077]

i did underground 2 RCT3 and portal 2

 

[aatje92]

well i think maybe those made changes to your hosts file making it impossible to connect to those servers.

 

[matrix0077]

how do you change these back ?

 

[matrix0077]

i resetted my host file and did nothing also everyone connected to my modem has this problem too

 

[GRAY-GREEN_90]

Yea, I can connect online and browse, but can't get into Steam or play some downloaded games like World of Tanks and stuff like that. I've tried reinstalling windows and it still won't connect

 

[artrain90]

Had this same problem. Found something that worked for me! Thanks to TerryNet on techguy.org.

Got to Control Panel > Network and Connections > Internet Options > Connections tab > LAN Settings.

Uncheck all 3 boxes there. Fixed the issue for me.

Here's the original link to the thread where I found the solution:
https://forums.techguy.org/threads/solved-certain-programs-not-connecting-to-internet.972920/