Sentinel One Strikes Again. No internet connection. Uninstall Sentinel One Agent.
This happened to a co-worker of mine a while back when his test application file was marked as suspicious by Sentinel One antivirus and had his internet on his laptop disabled. Today, it happened to me without any suspicious file. Probably suspicious activity, who knows. On Microsoft Edge, it says "Hmmm... your Internet access is blocked.", "Firewall or antivirus software may have blocked the connection", and "ERR_NETWORK_ACCESS_DENIED". So, I worked with my IT to uninstall the agent, but uninstalling is not without a fight. Here are the steps that I took: Since it is a Windows 11 machine with Bitlocker, I have to first get the Bitlocker key. From command prompt run: manage-bde -protectors -get C: After I verified it is the same key that the IT has, I saved the key outside of the machine. Then go to system configuration by searching for "sysconfig" or run msconfig. Under "boot" tab, check the "Safe boot" option, then click ...