IP address conflict with another system on your network

If you get this message "There's an IP address conflict with another system on your network"  on your PC, it means that you have a problem on your local network. This error message usually appears when a new computer or other networking device connected to the existing network. 

The reason for the message "There's an IP address conflict with another system on your network" is exactly the same thing which tells in the error message. 

The same IP address of your computer is used by some other device in the same network and due to that you get this error

HOW TO FIX THE IP CONFLICT ERROR ON YOUR COMPUTER

We can fix this error by refreshing (Release and Renew) the IP address of computer if you are getting IP address from an  DHCP server.

To refresh IP address on computer should release and renew IP address from command prompt. To perform that follow the steps below.

1. Release IP address
Go to command prompt and type the command below and press enter.

ipconfig/release
Now the IP address of your computer will be 0.0.0.0 and you will be disconnected from the network.

2. Renew IP address
On the command prompt window type the command below and press enter.

ipconfig/renew

Now your computer will receive a new IP address from the DHCP server.

Note: If computer is using a static IP address you need to change the current IP address to a new address manually.

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