cant access websites unless full url is used?

Cyber-Mav

Cyber-Mav

Cyber-Mav

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this issue is only affecting my brothers computer. it first started happening yesterday. he uses firefox but i tried on edge browser too. here is what happens:
in browser search bar if you type bbc.co.uk then it goes nowhere and keeps spinning around. even putting in www.bbc.co.uk does nothing. but if you put in the full https://www.bbc.co.uk then it loads up instantly.
clicking on links in google search for bbc opens link up straight away. bbc is just and example its happening on a lot of stuff.
thought it may be a dns issue so manually set the machine to use google dns servers but still same issue. and this is the only machine in the house affected which is odd. only thing i can think of is that this machine does use windows 7 so im pointing the finger there but bro is adamant he wants to stick to it even though i said i can skin 10 to look like 7 etc.

anyone got any ideas?
 
yep told him again today. now he asking me to find a workaround for it lol. he should be on 10 its best way.

anyone else with a win7 machine virtual or otherwise able to replicate this?
 
this is now sorted. apparently the router was the cause and needed a reboot. once done everything working proper. was odd but noticed i could only ping the machine by ip address and not unc path name.
 
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