Windows 10 Wi-fi keeps Failing

Hi aybsee. Welcome to the TenForums @aybsee

You didn't say if you made any hardware changes like supper large HDD or Video cards, have you?

First lets start with power management. In your Advance Power management settings there is a heading for Wireless. Please ensure it is set to maximum.

Next open device manager and find your network adapter. Right click and then click properties. There should be a power management tab. Now this is going to sound a little crazy but things are changing.

If there is a check mark beside "Allow this computer to off device to save power" remove it and see if this corrects situation. This was a standard fix up until a month ago.

That said it now seems MS and suppliers have figured out how to make this work so if there is NO check mark install one and test.

If neither of these fixes work I would recommend you try using an older driver. One ffrom your manufacturer. Check version in device manager before you install and then after you install older version to ensure it took. Test. If it works then we will have to tell MS to lay off updating drivers.

You didn't mention, which band are you using 2.4 or 5?

One last thing you could try is disabling IPv6 assuming you are not using Homegroups.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/...nts-in-windows

Links to turn on and off included in support article.


Ken

Advance Power Mgmt Click Start=> Settings=>System=>Power and Sleep

Off to right additional power settings=>Blue link beside the plan you are using "Change Plan Settings"

Next screen blue link "Change advance Power Settings, in window that open "Wireless Adapter Settings.

Windows is now designed to provide you with updated drivers. Sometimes this can cause issues. If Windows update it will be in your Update History. Yes, head to vendor and get driver.

Lets skip band for now. If your router isn't dual band then it is likely 2.4.

The goal was not to change quite so much at once, no real harm done, but hard to id what fixed it (Hoping it got fixed.)

Ken

Syrioust please start a new thread. It just gets way to confusing on one.

Ken

Unfortunately yes.

Keep that driver file safe, some where in your backup path.

Windows is going to update the driver again unless you stop it and then at every major update, like Creators, it is going to update it.

You likely can enable IPv6.

I think this process will work in v1607. (Mixed messages, it worked on my 1607 before update.)

Windows + R keys
Enter Sysdm.cpl
Click on Hardware tab
Click on Device Installation Settings
Click on No
A menu appears (first time) click Never Install driver software.
You may get a warning. Click the option that says I’ll take care of it (not exact words)

Ken

EDIT 1:

I found this article and this is what I'm using in 1703. It must be working as my Wi-Fi card requires an ancient driver and I know there are updates, I get one ever major update.

https://www.howtogeek.com/302595/how...dware-drivers/

In the article quite a ways down there is a link labelled “Disable Automatic Driver Updates Hacks”
This downloads a a zip file with two registry hacks. Read the paragraph above the link. I used the hack on my V1703 (Creators). Likely have to run Hack after each major update, Anniversary, Creator, XXXX.