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Heads up? or just me - wifi weirdness since latest update
The latest cumulative update, yesterday, *may* have
enfarkled the WiFi on my laptop. Usually and forever, WiFi connects automatically at boot. Since the latest update I've seen strange behavior. WiFi fails sometimes to connect automatically and it takes a re-boot to straighten it out - sometimes more than one. Wired eNet on my other PC seems fine. Anybody else seeing this behavior? |
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Heads up? or just me - wifi weirdness since latest update
On Wed, 15 Aug 2018 23:44:18 -0400, Jason wrote:
The latest cumulative update, yesterday, *may* have enfarkled the WiFi on my laptop. Usually and forever, WiFi connects automatically at boot. Since the latest update I've seen strange behavior. WiFi fails sometimes to connect automatically and it takes a re-boot to straighten it out - sometimes more than one. Wired eNet on my other PC seems fine. Anybody else seeing this behavior? I don't know, I use Linux. But don't worry, Good Guy will no doubt straighten you out. He did chastise me for daring to suggest windows has problems, something he vehemently denies, claiming those who do experience difficulties are simply stupid. |
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Heads up? or just me - wifi weirdness since latest update
"Jason" wrote in message ... The latest cumulative update, yesterday, *may* have enfarkled the WiFi on my laptop. Usually and forever, WiFi connects automatically at boot. Since the latest update I've seen strange behavior. WiFi fails sometimes to connect automatically and it takes a re-boot to straighten it out - sometimes more than one. Wired eNet on my other PC seems fine. Anybody else seeing this behavior? Sorry, I have no answer; I'm just commiserating with you :-( I usually use my wired connection, but lately I've been using my laptop in other areas where wired is not an option. Same settings- pick the name of my network and the "Connect automatically" box is checked. I don't have to reboot to connect; just click on Connect and it works fine. But when I reboot, it's not connected again, even though the settings haven't changed, and my network is up before the laptop is turned on. Am yet to figure out how to fix it. Addendum: I ran the Wifi Troubleshooter and mine connected automatically after 2 reboots, both times (because once is never enough :-)). I'll see tomorrow if it still works and post back here. Go to Settings Network & Internet Wi-Fi, and if you're not connected, there will be a "Run troubleshooter" button. If you have manually connected already, on the right side of the page is a "Still can't connect? Open the troubleshooter" option. -- SC Tom |
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Heads up? or just me - wifi weirdness since latest update
On Wed, 15 Aug 2018 23:44:18 -0400, in alt.comp.os.windows-10, Jason
wrote: The latest cumulative update, yesterday, *may* have enfarkled the WiFi on my laptop. Usually and forever, WiFi connects automatically at boot. Since the latest update I've seen strange behavior. WiFi fails sometimes to connect automatically and it takes a re-boot to straighten it out - sometimes more than one. Wired eNet on my other PC seems fine. Anybody else seeing this behavior? Not on my Toshiba laptop. My wife hasn't complained (yet) about her HP laptop, either. Sorry. Did you try a driver roll-back on your Wifi adapter? I've gotten borked drivers from Windows updates before. -- Zag No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten |
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Heads up? or just me - wifi weirdness since latest update
"Jason" wrote in message ... In article , says... Open the troubleshooter" option. The troubleshooter has sometimes claimed to have found something, claims to have repaired what it found, but still doesn't connect reliably. I always wind up re-booting. Sorry to say the troubleshooter did not repair the problem for more than one day :-( On to the next search! -- SC Tom |
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Heads up? or just me - wifi weirdness since latest update
"Jason" wrote in message ... The latest cumulative update, yesterday, *may* have enfarkled the WiFi on my laptop. Usually and forever, WiFi connects automatically at boot. Since the latest update I've seen strange behavior. WiFi fails sometimes to connect automatically and it takes a re-boot to straighten it out - sometimes more than one. Wired eNet on my other PC seems fine. Anybody else seeing this behavior? I fixed mine by getting the latest update from the Microsoft Update Catalog. My device is a Broadcom BCM943228HMB 802.11abgn 2x2 Wi-Fi Adapter, so I did a search for it and came up with http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=Broadcom%20BCM943228HMB%20802.11abgn %202x2%20Wi-Fi%20Adapter. I used the one dated 12/7/2015 (one of them is good; the other has a bad hash). Don't know what your wifi adapter is, but this method may be worth a try. Just download the .cab and extract it. Right-click on the .inf file and pick Install. Reboot and see if it works. I did this three days ago, and have had a few reboots and start-ups since then, and the wireless has never failed to connect on its own (I'm sure I just jinxed it; the next time I reboot, it won't work). Hope this helps. I have tried I don't know how many "fixes" posted on-line, from disabling hidden devices to Group Policy and Registry editing. This was the simplest method I tried, and it worked. -- SC Tom |
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Heads up? or just me - wifi weirdness since latest update
"Jason" wrote in message ... In article , says... Hope this helps. I have tried I don't know how many "fixes" posted on-line, from disabling hidden devices to Group Policy and Registry editing. This was the simplest method I tried, and it worked. Thanks! I'll give that a try. Well, as it turns out, I had screwed so many things up with all of the "hints" on how to fix this issue that I had to do a "repair" install of Windows 10. After that, the wifi sporadic again :-( Was talking to a buddy of mine who had had the same problem, and he said the fix was simple- disable hibernation, which in turn disables Fast Start. Gave it a try, and wifi now connects as it should (again!), whether I'm cold starting or rebooting the laptop. It's an older laptop (came with Win8), I don't use hibernation, and disabling Fast Start hasn't slowed it any more than it already was starting up :-) Might be worth a try if you haven't already fixed it -- SC Tom |
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