Slow WiFi until Change Setting On Adapter. Then Eventually Slows Again

Caledon Ken said:

Have you tried a clean boot to see if this is Windows or a third party app that is interfering, something from Killer?


Does this happen on both bands, that is the 2.4Ghz and the 5Ghz?


Have you disabled the option to allow computer to shut off device to save power.

Device Manager > find adapter > properties > Power management tab > remove check mark

Thanks Caledon Ken,

I have disabled the power management stuff.
I can't tell with 2.4 Ghz as I've only ever gotten around 45Mbit on that band.

I will try safe mode.

How many station are in your area with a strong signal on the same channel as you?

Caledon Ken said:

Sorry not safe mode, a simple clean boot.

Perform a Clean Boot in Windows 10 to Troubleshoot Software Conflicts

Safe mode should do the same thing with some default drivers.

Hi Ken,
Sorry response took a while, I've been flat out all week with work.

Anyway, with a clean boot as suggested in the link I am able to use wired lan connection but unable to get WiFi working for some reason. The Wlan Autoconfig service is running and the driver is enabled but reports a problem stopping it from starting.

Appreciate the help and any further suggestions appreciated.

Cheers
Mick

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Compumind said:

@mikeyjames -

Hi mate.

Have your ever contacted your ISP on this?
Almost sounds like they are throttling your bandwidth.

Do you have another computer to test with and compare results?

If not, try this first and see if it helps:

Run the following six bolded commands in red.

Use a Command Prompt as elevated admin or Powershell as elevated admin...

Do not type in the info in brackets, It is strictly there for your information.

ipconfig /flushdns (Clear the dns cache)

nbtstat -RR (release and refesh NetBIOS names)

netsh int ip reset (Reset all ip settings)

netsh winsock reset (Reset Winsock Catalog)

netsh interface ip delete arpcache (Reset Address Resolution Protocol cache)

netsh advfirewall reset (reset firewall)

Reboot your system when all is complete.

Please post back after testing and advise.

Thanks.

Hey Compumind,
Appreciate the help but unfortunately no better after your suggestions.

If I connect my phone to the same access point while sitting in the same spot I get 95Mbit (40Mbit on Laptop). As soon as I change a setting within the wireless driver (preferred band from none to 5Ghz or vice versa), I get 95Mbit on the laptop too.

I appreciate your help.

Cheers
Mick

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Samuria said:

How many station are in your area with a strong signal on the same channel as you?

Hi Samuria,
I have my router set to a channel 49 (5Ghz) and the only other access point I can see is on channel 150. I am the only person in the house currently using 5Ghz, for my phone and laptop. TVs and media players are all wired directly into the router. Wife's laptop is set to use 2.4 Ghz WiFi at the moment.



Cheers
Mick

Maybe this was already covered, but with my wi-fi router, I have to occasionally power cycle it to maintain a good speed. By power cycle, I mean pull the electric power cord out of the router, let it sit for several minutes, then plug it back in. Doing this usually makes a noticeable difference. Just a thought....

Caledon Ken said:

You said in clean boot you can't get wireless? Interesting.

Does your Killer Wifi need a Killer app running?

If you drop down to 2.4Ghz band does your wireless work consistent at speed?

Yes, it's weird. I've tried with and without Killer app running and just can't get WiFi working in Safe Mode with Networking or Diagnostic Startup.

Unfortunately I only ever get around 40-45 Mbit with 2.4Ghz so can't tell if anything is changing.

Cheers
Mick

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retexan599 said:

Maybe this was already covered, but with my wi-fi router, I have to occasionally power cycle it to maintain a good speed. By power cycle, I mean pull the electric power cord out of the router, let it sit for several minutes, then plug it back in. Doing this usually makes a noticeable difference. Just a thought....

Thanks. I'm no expert, but guess that changing a setting - such as nominating a preferred band or vice versa - restarts the WiFi device on the laptop, which fixes the issues until the next boot.

As for the router itself, I have tried everything. New firmware, restarts, reserving an IP address for my laptop, and completely restoring all settings to default.


Cheers
Mick

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And a general update.

I have tried disabling all start-up items and all stopped all non-MS services from loading.

On first boot after disabling everything it seemed to work, but next boot back to normal with slow 5Ghz Wi-Fi until I change a setting in the adapter.

Does anyone have an idea what would be changed by changing a setting on the Wi-Fi adapter? All I know is that when I change the setting and hit save it disconnects and reconnects to Wi-Fi. Simply disconnecting and reconnecting the Wi-Fi does not achieve the same result, it has to be from a changed setting on the adapter in Device Manager.

I have also tried removing the Killer Control Panel. I have tried a beta Killer driver and also old Killer drivers.

This really has me baffled.

Cheers
Mick