How to fix Modem is already in use or not configured Properly on PC or Laptop

 
This is an annoying problem for those who work on a Laptop or PC connected to Modem to access internet. Actually, during a user is accessing internet on PC or Laptop with a modem (Whether it is Photon, Airtel, Idea Net Setter or anyone else), suddenly internet accessing is stopped causelessly and when he tries to reconnect the modem it shows error like Modem is already in use or not configured Properly. He tries once again, but the problem doesn’t go. A Situation like this is very disturbing and annoying for a user.

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To solve this problem, you don’t need to be a techie. Here, tips are being given using which you can fix the error in moments. So follow the tips given below:

Fix Modem is already in use or not configured Properly in PC or Laptop

For Windows 7 users

1. Open My Computer on you Desktop.

2. Click Open Control Panel on the ribbon of My Computer.

winndows 7 control panel

3. A new window will be opened. Click Device Manager.

device manager on control panel

4. A new window of Device Manager prompts. Make a double click on Modem.

Modem is already in use or not configured Properly

4. After double clicking on Modems, A file having the name of your modem appears. For Example, I am using Photon Plus named Olive. If this modem would be of Idea Net Setter, then it will show a different name as Huawei or something else. Right click on this driver file.

update modem driver

 

5. A menu will appear before you. Here, click on Update Driver Software 2-3 times. Now restart your Computer or Laptop. Your problem is solved. You can connect your Modem to PC or Laptop.

For Windows 8, 10 users

For Windows 8 here I am not giving images because tips are almost symmetrical to Windows 8.

  1. Make a double-click on Computer (This PC in Windows 10) to open.
  2. Now click on Manage on the upper part of the Window.
  3. A new window comes. Here, click on Device Manager on the left side of the Window.
  4. Now on the left side of this Windows double-click on Modem.
  5. Below the Modem, the file name of your Modem opens. Make right-click the name and select Update Driver Software.

Now close all opened windows and restart your PC. Connect Modem. The internet will be accessed. If you feel any problem write in the comment.

If the Problem Still Persists

If the problem is not fixed then follow one more step to eradicate:

  • Go to Control Panel => Network and Sharing Center => Change Adapter Settings.
  • Make a Right click on the Adapter you are running and select Disable in the extended menu.
  • Again right-click the adapter and choose Enable.
  • Restart your System and you have done.

After all, you would succeed to fix  Modem is already in use or not configured Properly on your Windows laptop.

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    Love to play with Windows 11 and 10. Suggestion - Going for Registry change or system files edit then remember to take a backup or create a restore point before Starting.

    1. Saddiq

      says:
      September 11, 2017 at 11:29 am

      Hi Sunita
      My problem is, I am using a universal modem all the networks connect successfully only the Airtel
      3G that doesn’t connect but, it connects on 2G. The that shows it says:-
      (The connection was terminated by the remote computer before it could be completed).
      I hope you could help. Thank you.

    2. sunita

      says:
      June 10, 2017 at 8:14 pm

      Hello R2, Update network adapter driver in order to fix Modem is already in use or not configured Properly on PC or Laptop.

    3. R2

      says:
      June 10, 2017 at 4:47 pm

      Still facing same issue… pls help !!! I am using Dell Inspiron Win 10

    4. H N Prasanna Murthy

      says:
      May 30, 2017 at 3:04 pm

      I’m facing modem is already in use or not configured properly like that but same thing is working in Windows 7 and Windows 10 desktop PC’s so pls help me on this….

    5. Ikenna

      says:
      December 10, 2016 at 4:28 am

      Hello Sunita, it worked perfectly well on my Win 8. Airtel Modem. Thank you for wiping away my tears. You’re a GENIUS. I want to be your friend on Facebook. What’s your name???

    6. Kamal vyas

      says:
      June 14, 2016 at 6:14 pm

      Thanks a lot bro – u r genius

    7. hemu

      says:
      June 13, 2016 at 4:00 am

      My mblaze not working in 8.1 because previous version is installed but not showing plz help

    8. pushpa

      says:
      May 22, 2016 at 9:02 am

      Thank u so much for ur good work. it’s a great relief

    9. sam

      says:
      May 20, 2016 at 3:46 pm

      Thank you very much friend…so much annoyed when it stopped working..thanks for your help

    10. me

      says:
      March 11, 2016 at 11:04 pm

      Wow
      gr8
      it really did work
      that’s a relief
      thank u so much

    11. Rahul

      says:
      February 29, 2016 at 7:31 pm

      Thanks.. Sunita
      I go idea office to fix my problem but they can’t.. Even they do not understand what I say.. They reply to that I use some other sim.. Horrible people..

    12. Dev Dutt

      says:
      February 23, 2016 at 11:19 pm

      Awesome!!!! It worked in few minutes. All I did was following the steps provided. Best part is before this I’ve contacted the “technical” call centre of mts and the monkeys over there told me that somebody will contact me within 24 hrs..c’mon MTS, there are people on the web who get the job done in minutes !!!! Thanks again Sunita. Remarkable.

    13. Apeksha

      says:
      November 26, 2015 at 10:16 pm

      Waow! It actually worked! Thanks a lot..!!!!

    14. Kshitij

      says:
      November 13, 2015 at 1:36 pm

      Man it worked..
      Thnks dude..
      Keep doing such good work…

    15. Abu Sayeed

      says:
      October 16, 2015 at 10:47 am

      Great, works awesome in my windows 8. Many Many thanks.

    16. Shivi

      says:
      October 4, 2015 at 10:05 pm

      thnks it really works

    17. Aprianto

      says:
      July 28, 2015 at 12:41 am

      Thanks

    18. sunita

      says:
      July 23, 2015 at 10:04 pm

      Follow the link to configure network settings – How to Configure Airtel 3G USB Modem Network to Run on PC

    19. Keerthana

      says:
      July 23, 2015 at 10:38 am

      I have an Airtel 4G connection…my laptop went for servicing and after that I am having connectivity problem….it shows error 633 modem already in use….pls help

    20. pavan

      says:
      July 6, 2015 at 11:08 am

      Thank you so much my modem is working

    21. Sigma

      says:
      July 2, 2015 at 12:09 pm

      Thanks, it’s working!

    22. subair

      says:
      June 30, 2015 at 8:48 pm

      Thanks for the information very helpful.
      I have spend more time on it

    23. sunita

      says:
      June 24, 2015 at 6:23 am

      Thanks for response.

    24. Ajith

      says:
      June 24, 2015 at 4:55 am

      Hi thanks its worked for me
      net connect +windows 8
      i have re installed the sw and done a restart

    25. Naveen R Shenoy

      says:
      June 13, 2015 at 8:29 am

      Worked perfectly. MTS guy actually (help desk) asked me to get my laptop repaired or upgrade windows (I m already on 8.1)! he! He! 🙂 🙂 Thanks

    26. AJIT BHARTI

      says:
      May 1, 2015 at 3:00 am

      WOW THANKS SUNITA Ji ……..IT’S WORKING……………..

    27. sssridhar

      says:
      April 24, 2015 at 6:07 am

      thanks a lot, the solution worked properly.

    28. fffraja

      says:
      April 16, 2015 at 5:27 pm

      Hi all….the best and simple solution is
      >go to device manager
      >double click on Modems icon—it will show your USB modem(ur using modem)
      >right click and click on uninstall, it will ask to restart the system, please click on restart.
      >after restarting check your device manager its shows your modem again.
      >now connect the device, it will work perfectly
      >get set go…….

    29. sunita

      says:
      April 16, 2015 at 8:59 am

      Go to adapter settings. Right click on the network you are running. Disable it and enable.

    30. parul

      says:
      April 16, 2015 at 9:43 am

      what is the problem is. It is not being shown in connected networks. N when I try installing after uninstalling it shows “this version has been installed”.

    31. parul

      says:
      April 16, 2015 at 8:43 am

      Cnt c d “modems” optn under device manager. Ny odr way?

    32. sunita

      says:
      April 16, 2015 at 6:19 am

      Yes, It works same for the 3g dongle.

    33. Parul

      says:
      April 15, 2015 at 8:15 pm

      Does it work for a 3g wifi dongle?

    34. Mayur

      says:
      April 11, 2015 at 10:21 am

      I was searching for the solution without need of restarting PC. But, thanks.

    35. aamal

      says:
      March 27, 2015 at 4:21 am

      Thank you champ…

    36. tttThanuja De Alwis

      says:
      March 2, 2015 at 5:26 pm

      Thanks for the helpful info.

    37. sunita

      says:
      February 28, 2015 at 2:07 am

      Thank you.

    38. prince

      says:
      February 27, 2015 at 6:42 pm

      u a the best….it worked like a charm

    39. AAshwani

      says:
      February 24, 2015 at 5:53 pm

      Worked perfectly win 8!

    40. akhil

      says:
      February 11, 2015 at 6:12 am

      Really works guyzzzzz
      .ust try

    41. salma

      says:
      February 10, 2015 at 5:25 pm

      thanks for the post, it helped me a lot!

    42. Ashu

      says:
      February 7, 2015 at 4:02 am

      Thankyu so much for the solution.. Its working!!

    43. TUSHAR

      says:
      December 22, 2014 at 9:44 am

      netsetter application not run when i insert it. how to solve

    44. Staradupa

      says:
      December 21, 2014 at 11:38 am

      This took me 2 days to find out. If the problem was caused by the system hibernating/sleeping without disconnecting modem it can be easily fixed by restoring the computer to a time is was OK.
      ControlPanel>Open System Restore& select a time it worked correctly
      But it will erase all software & apps installed after restore date.
      Do not use “refresh” computer as it wipe out installed software

    45. anuradha

      says:
      December 18, 2014 at 4:51 pm

      Thanks its working

    46. Syeda Nazneen

      says:
      December 1, 2014 at 7:03 pm

      Thanx a lot.. Really it works..

    47. sujith harry

      says:
      October 9, 2014 at 2:41 pm

      it worked thanx a lotttttt 🙂

    48. aparajita

      says:
      September 12, 2014 at 7:29 am

      Thank you so much.. my problem is resolved. . So kind of you

    49. eddiva

      says:
      September 10, 2014 at 3:19 pm

      Thank you so much! 🙂
      I was so frustrated for 3 days over this… even tried every other trick from internet…this one worked for me….

    50. sunita

      says:
      August 27, 2014 at 2:47 pm

      Thanks so much to all of you for appreciating the tips.

    51. Delmi

      says:
      August 23, 2014 at 8:05 am

      Thanks this solved my problem ????

    52. Anjith Sasindran

      says:
      August 5, 2014 at 6:28 pm

      Thanks man it worked.. I was able to helpout my girlfriend over facebook with this technique!!

    53. sunita

      says:
      July 29, 2014 at 4:23 pm

      Thanks for all complements.

    54. vijay

      says:
      July 29, 2014 at 3:03 pm

      Thank u so much for very illustrated tips which worked well

    55. waqas ahmad

      says:
      July 19, 2014 at 12:31 pm

      thx dude its working..

    56. rahul debnath

      says:
      July 19, 2014 at 10:50 am

      uninstall and reinstall the airtel setup and then restart your machine

    57. samantha

      says:
      July 19, 2014 at 6:46 am

      Man it works

    58. Ruchi

      says:
      July 2, 2014 at 5:22 am

      In my laptop ,there is windows 8 now adays i m suffering 4m problem that it hangs out just after 2 minutes of starting the system .y its happening.plz…. help

    59. dery

      says:
      June 23, 2014 at 1:57 am

      Thanks, it works

    60. Manish

      says:
      June 8, 2014 at 6:39 pm

      Thanks a million man… I worked on my windows 8 in case of MTS Mblaze while dongle.. thanks again

    61. suprio

      says:
      May 8, 2014 at 9:46 pm

      Thank u soooo muchhhh

    62. isaac

      says:
      May 4, 2014 at 1:22 pm

      Thank you very much

    63. Amitava Roy

      says:
      April 18, 2014 at 7:40 am

      My MTS 3G PLUS white colored dongle still does not support on my WINDOWS-8 though I have tried your tips several times. But still no joy for me. But working very good in WI-FI mode on my same laptop! MTS customer support asked me to install WINDOWS-7 now ? Now it ‘s next to impossible to take huge backup from WINDOWS-8 and reinstall WINDOWS-7 ?

    64. Alpana

      says:
      April 16, 2014 at 8:33 am

      Many Many Many Thanks mam…………….Thanks a lot……….It helped me at the first try…….:)

    65. Jaya

      says:
      April 3, 2014 at 4:12 pm

      Great, works awesome in my windows 8, with Tata photon and MTS stopped working abruptly. Fix works like a charm. Thanks.

    66. Hari Haran

      says:
      March 27, 2014 at 7:53 pm

      Love u buddy.. it’s working in my reliance netconnect on Windows 8 laptop…. thank u sooooo much…..

    67. sunita

      says:
      March 16, 2014 at 5:23 pm

      Read this article to update driver

    68. Amitava Roy

      says:
      March 16, 2014 at 4:25 pm

      I have already followed your above tips as suggested by you but no joy so far?

      And moreover, under CONNECTIONS category on the QUICK LAUNCH BAR , MTS INTERNET & MBLAZE USB MODEM still now being displayed and when checking it’s properties, I found it’s occupied COM12 port already and still now connected somehow somewhere in my Winows-8?

      How can I resolve this matter? And moreover, pls. tell me in details how can I update driver of any particular port as MBLZE 3G PLUS data card is unable to connect with Internet na ?

    69. sunita

      says:
      March 16, 2014 at 1:15 pm

      Try the above tips and also update driver of port in which you have placed your device.

    70. Amitava Roy

      says:
      March 16, 2014 at 9:07 am

      Recently I purchased a MTS 3G PLUS data card which is successfully activated and working well in wi-fi mode.

      But after successful installation on my LAPTIOP in WINDOWS-8 platform , i couldn’t connect to Internet so far…giving message like “The remote computer couldn’t conncect..you may need to change….”

      Please give me a solution to this?

    71. arun

      says:
      March 15, 2014 at 11:06 am

      ITZ working …thank u sooo much

    72. sunita

      says:
      March 13, 2014 at 6:32 pm

      Uninstall and install the setup again and restart PC.

    73. Keyla Putri Phradista

      says:
      March 13, 2014 at 4:52 pm

      wow thanks dude it works !

    74. karthik

      says:
      March 13, 2014 at 4:06 pm

      if moderm is insert cannot open airtel home window. then what can i do?

    75. Sonali

      says:
      March 12, 2014 at 10:45 am

      Thanx a ton :D….helped me at the first try ^_^

    76. sunita

      says:
      October 29, 2013 at 7:24 am

      Uninstall the setup and install again. It should solve your problem.

    77. CAMAY

      says:
      October 29, 2013 at 4:07 am

      Its Not a hardware problem
      Even i am facing the same problem on Windows 8 & no one has the fix for it.
      Same modem is working on other PCs & laptops properly without any error.

      Further, there is no update for it till now

    78. sunita

      says:
      October 27, 2013 at 8:30 pm

      It may be hardware problem. So contact the retailer where you have bought the modem.

    79. shantanu

      says:
      October 27, 2013 at 7:53 pm

      i get this error in my reliance netconnect 633:Modem is already in use or not configured Properly. I tried reinstalling,updating drivers, editing registry but nothing worked. Any help would be appreciated!

    80. Rajat

      says:
      September 7, 2013 at 3:01 am

      oh my god…cant believe….it worked…..love u thnx 🙂

    81. Pravin

      says:
      August 31, 2013 at 10:39 am

      Good. It did work

    82. Anurag Solanki

      says:
      August 29, 2013 at 4:43 am

      Its a nice portal.. I found my solution here. Thanx 🙂

    83. Abhishek

      says:
      August 28, 2013 at 4:43 pm

      worked smoothly like a butter thanks a ton

    84. Nathan

      says:
      July 23, 2013 at 5:28 am

      I am EVDO, BSNL and i got same error message " The modem ( already connected or not configured properly). I am using windows 7 and its laptop.

    85. sunita

      says:
      July 21, 2013 at 7:54 am

      Contact the shopkeeper from whom you have bought the Modem.

    86. Harita

      says:
      July 21, 2013 at 6:57 am

      Hi, Reliance NetConnect, Windows 7.

      i can't solve the problem… any help pleaseeeeeeeeee?

    87. sunita

      says:
      July 19, 2013 at 11:35 am

      I have done it successfully on my Windows 8 laptop. Try once more. If gives no result, uninstall modem software and install again. It will certainly work. Despite there is problem then it may be hardware problem in your modem.

    88. angel

      says:
      July 19, 2013 at 9:21 am

      i've tried the above mentioned tip but the driver software does not get updated.. i use reliance netconnect+ with windows 8 platform. plz suggest any solution.. thank u

    89. Sab

      says:
      July 18, 2013 at 8:07 pm

      Thanks for the great tip.was cracking my head over it.works fine now.Thanks!!!

    90. Tamim

      says:
      July 3, 2013 at 8:09 pm

      wow thanks its working

    91. ray

      says:
      May 22, 2013 at 6:52 pm

      Thank you, spent 5 good hrs on this

    92. GP

      says:
      May 10, 2013 at 12:48 pm

      that was helpful!