Wifi icon and network and sharing center show no connection but I have full access

The wifi icon has an orange "ball" on it. Left click and it shows I am connected to my wifi. But at the top of the window is says "not connected." Go to Network and sharing center and it shows a red x going to the router.
All this and I have full access to the internet. What is going on? How to fix?
Duane G. Leet, PhD 45 years experience in technology

Hi，
For this issue, first I suggest you keep the latest driver for the network adapter, and disable other network adapters except the one you're using now, check if this issue persists.
or you can delete this wifi profile in manage wireless networks, then manually reconnect to this wifi, check if it make any difference.
I also would like to share this link with you
The Network Connection Status Icon
http://blogs.technet.com/b/networking/archive/2012/12/20/the-network-connection-status-icon.aspx
Yolanda Zhu
TechNet Community Support

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