WiFi Does Not Auto Connect Upon Startup, Recently

Hello @rcten,

To start with, to see more information and which ones are ACTUALLY Enabled [ They can show as Disconnected in the State, but are still Enabled ] . . .

[1] Open an Elevated CMD Prompt [ Administrative ] by pressing the Win + X keys together and selecting Command Prompt (Admin).
[2] Type the below Command in the Elevated CMD Prompt and press Enter.

Code:

netsh interface show interface && wmic nic get name, index

I hope this helps.

Hello @rcten,

[1] What is the Index of your Wireless Network Adapter [ Wi-Fi ]?
[2] Is it number 2?
[3] Are you using a VPN?

Hello @rcten,

I have a problem once in a Blue Moon whereby when I come out of Sleep the Wi-Fi is Disconnected. I tried to Troubleshoot this, but to no avail. As this is such a RARE occurrence, I use the following Batch Script [ NO computer Restart needed ] to get it back online [ works for me ] . . .

> rcten.bat

This is the code within the ABOVE Batch Script . . .

Code:

@echo off
echo. & echo  Processing [ Resetting Wi-Fi ] . . .
netsh interface set interface "Wi-Fi" disable
netsh interface set interface "Wi-Fi" enable & timeout /t 5 /nobreak >nul
netsh interface show interface
echo. & echo  Processing Complete.
echo. & echo ^>Press ANY key to EXIT . . . & pause >nul & Exit

Also, have a look at this => Script to Disable / Enable Network Interface

I hope this helps.

rcten said:

I used to be able to delete those network adapters with a left or right mouse click but now I can't do so. Can you advise me as to solving that? Thank you so much for your assistance!

Hi rcten


When you refer to being able to "delete those network adapters", are you referring to the Wireless profiles saved on your PC?


Try this to see how many Wireless profiles are saved.


From an elevated Command Prompt, type or copy & paste the following;

Code:

netsh wlan show profiles

How many Wireless profiles are displayed?


Just for comparison and to put your mind at ease concerning having numerous saved profiles. I cleaned mine up recently, still have 10 profiles saved and experience no similar connection delays as you describe.



If you care to tidy up ancient profiles that you're confident are of no future value, this tutorial explains how;


Delete Wireless Network Profile in Windows 10

Paul Black said:

Hello @rcten,

[1] What is the Index of your Wireless Network Adapter [ Wi-Fi ]?
[2] Is it number 2?
[3] Are you using a VPN?

Wi-Fi is number 2
VPN is number 6 NordLynx

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Wireless profiles:

Hello @rcten,

Did you run my Batch Script, and if so, what were the results?

Hi rcten


Another item to verify that is occasionally known to cause network connection delays is on the Power Management tab of your WLAN card in the Device manager.



Open the Device manager using Win key + X, and M key. Right click your WLAN card, select Properties and click the Power Management tab.






Confirm that the checkbox for 'Allow the computer to turn off this device...' is not checked.