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KathleenMirian
Hey everyone,
this is an issue I've been struggling with on/off since about May/June of 2020. I connect to my WiFi using a network adapter. I have gone through three adapters in not even a year due to this issue. After random Windows updates, or sometimes even just when I'm forced to reboot my PC for another reason (such as finishing the installation of another program), my WiFi connection will cause major problems after. I tend to keep my PC in sleep mode for the most part, but once this issue has started after a reboot of my PC, it will also happen after waking it up from sleep.
When I boot my PC up, the WiFi will only connect after a few seconds of waiting. After, it usually tends to stay connected for a few seconds, but then it randomly stops working - sometimes it will still show as "connected" and I have to disconnect and reconnect to get it to work, and sometimes the network is entirely disconnected and I have to manually connect to the network again and pray it works.
Things I already have tried:
- Uninstalling and reinstalling/updating the adapter's drivers (both the manufacturer and the Windows-provided drivers, neither work)
- Deleting the already setup connection to my router and then reconnecting again
- Resetting the router
- Checking the integrity of the Windows files (never showed any errors that needed fixing)
- Unchecking the power management option for the adapter so it doesn't get turned off to save power
- Forgetting the network and reconnecting to it
- Using network reset
The only thing that (temporarily) fixes the issue is to literally buy another network adapter, for whatever reason, and even then I know that it'll undoubtedly start acting up again sooner or later. Mind you, it's only this PC that has this issue. All other devices (such as my old Windows 7 desktop, two Windows 10 laptops, and several other devices such as smartphones and gaming consoles) maintain a stable internet connection even when this desktop loses it. The adapters are also not broken, they all work perfectly with other devices. Does anyone else have a suggestion on what else to do? I'm currently tempted to go through the ordeal of buying and laying a 20 m LAN cable through the house in the hopes that LAN won't have the same issues, but at the same time I'm not very optimistic and I'd really love to get behind whatever is causing this mess.
Thanks everyone for their time and helps!
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this is an issue I've been struggling with on/off since about May/June of 2020. I connect to my WiFi using a network adapter. I have gone through three adapters in not even a year due to this issue. After random Windows updates, or sometimes even just when I'm forced to reboot my PC for another reason (such as finishing the installation of another program), my WiFi connection will cause major problems after. I tend to keep my PC in sleep mode for the most part, but once this issue has started after a reboot of my PC, it will also happen after waking it up from sleep.
When I boot my PC up, the WiFi will only connect after a few seconds of waiting. After, it usually tends to stay connected for a few seconds, but then it randomly stops working - sometimes it will still show as "connected" and I have to disconnect and reconnect to get it to work, and sometimes the network is entirely disconnected and I have to manually connect to the network again and pray it works.
Things I already have tried:
- Uninstalling and reinstalling/updating the adapter's drivers (both the manufacturer and the Windows-provided drivers, neither work)
- Deleting the already setup connection to my router and then reconnecting again
- Resetting the router
- Checking the integrity of the Windows files (never showed any errors that needed fixing)
- Unchecking the power management option for the adapter so it doesn't get turned off to save power
- Forgetting the network and reconnecting to it
- Using network reset
The only thing that (temporarily) fixes the issue is to literally buy another network adapter, for whatever reason, and even then I know that it'll undoubtedly start acting up again sooner or later. Mind you, it's only this PC that has this issue. All other devices (such as my old Windows 7 desktop, two Windows 10 laptops, and several other devices such as smartphones and gaming consoles) maintain a stable internet connection even when this desktop loses it. The adapters are also not broken, they all work perfectly with other devices. Does anyone else have a suggestion on what else to do? I'm currently tempted to go through the ordeal of buying and laying a 20 m LAN cable through the house in the hopes that LAN won't have the same issues, but at the same time I'm not very optimistic and I'd really love to get behind whatever is causing this mess.
Thanks everyone for their time and helps!
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