Thanks for your feedback. On XP I know if I had problems with a router or internet connection, I could simply right-click the networking icon in the system tray and do a repair connection. One click would get me back online if there was no other problems.
Is there something like that with Windows 7? My internet service seems to be going off and on, and I find myself getting booted offline and wanting to do this. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I then have to do this a second time and that one will work.
It also turns itself off when any device changes are made to the system, such as plugging in or removing a USB flash drive. I sometimes see it turn itself off when my screensaver has been running for a while, but it has to have been for quite a while, say at least 20 minutes.
I have completely disabled it being powered off by Windows, so it shouldn't ever be turning this off unless I tell it to. I have verified I am on the latest version of their drivers. I am open to any suggestions. Right now it seems my only option is to backout the last set of patches from Microsoft, because I don't know just which one causes the problem, and ignore all other patches that are made available.
That is not a good solution, because it means I will be ignoring possible security and bug fixes that I actually do need. I wanted to thank you all for the active discussion in this thread, and I would like to jump in and see if I can help address the multiple issues that seem to be covered in here. Please do this in that order, allowing 60 seconds in between each device to enable the device to be fully booted and able to accept connections.
If you are trying to use WPA or WPA2, please ensure that both your network adapter and wireless router support this protocol. If you are only able to connect using WEP, then your networking hardware may need a firmware upgrade. If you are having a problem with your wireless connection after resuming from hibernate or sleep, or are having intermittent connectivity issues, try to adjust your Power Management profile to change your Wireless Adapter Settings to Maximum Performance.
You should do this with all of your power profiles. Call the support line for your router manufacturer. It is likely that neither Windows nor the router are having problems, it is simply an issue of getting the configuration settings on both set up to work correctly together. The router manufacturer will be the best resource to know how to configure their device. I will continue to monitor this thread but will likely end up splitting this thread into individual smaller threads to address the various different issues that have been mentioned so far.
In Device Manager, select Network adapters. Then click Action. Click Scan for hardware changes. Then Windows will detect the missing driver for your wireless network adapter and reinstall it automatically. If one is available, download and install the latest update for your network hardware. Change or update your device system: Sometimes, the network adapter not working may be caused by the device system.
You can try to reinstall your windows system or update to a new version if there is a newer version than yours. Fix 1: Update your Wi-Fi driver. So you should update your WiFi driver to see if it fixes the problem. Restart the laptop. Restart the router. Remove the wireless profile on the laptop.
Put in your password. How to Reinstall Wireless Drivers in Windows? Download the latest version of the driver using an Internet connection and finding the driver from the support website of the manufacturer. Uninstall the Driver from the device manager. Finally, reboot the computer and install the downloaded driver. Insert the adapter onto your computer.
Right click Computer, and then click Manage. Open Device Manager. Click Browse my computer for driver software. Click Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer.
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