Surface Pro 3 Slow WiFi - 72Mbps Max (driver)

Now I'm wondering if there're two separate issues - the disconnection/instability issue, and the BT interference issue. I haven't encountered the former - my connections so far have been stable, although I have the i5 version and the above poster mentioned that the i5 versions don't seem to have this issue anymore. The BT interference issue still annoys me since it's been there since the SP1. I encounter it on a daily basis because I connect a BT keyboard, mouse, and headphone to my SP3 and the mouse is completely unusable when there's a file transfer over WiFi going on due to the interference! Ugh.

The specific issue that this thread was started on was the 72Mbps cap on wifi connection speeds. That issue still exist unless you take steps to work around it. I personally believe that the cap is done intentionally by Microsoft to deal with issues like BT interference and power savings. Now that customers are voicing their concerns regarding this limitation they're probably going to either remove it completely or give end users some type of toggle with a warning stating that disabling the feature will reduce battery life and BT performance. (Just my opinion).

I want them to release the driver option to show me the power mgmt. tab and I want them to unlock all power mgmt. options so I can tailor my own profile.

You and me both!! Most of the customization for video and power have been hidden from end users on the SP3. They're treating us like children. Even Apple which are notorious for limiting options on their devices aren't as strict. 

And not to hijack this thread but yeah I could use the Intel graphics control panel so when I output to a TV I can modify the overscan (don't get an issue when its connected to a monitor (go figure)

Yeah. It's actually very simple to get Intel control panel. Just uninstall driver for HD card from Device Manager and install one automatically. You will notice that date of the driver will change from March to May and after reboot you will have Intel Control Panel.  I didn't notice any performance or battery issues while using it. The only annoying thing is that Windows Updates keep trying to make me install latest firmware because it doesn't like the version of Intel video adapter I am running. So, basically you will need to do these steps every time you upgrade your firmware. Unless you are doing it manually...

that did not work for me - I removed it from device manager and on a reboot it auto installs the original one...when updating automatically it tells me the best/latest is already installed.

What you got? i5 or i7? This works fine for me on i7 (HD5000). I don't; have to reboot to install the driver. Just uninstall and do auto install, then reboot.

Now I'm wondering if there're two separate issues - the disconnection/instability issue, and the BT interference issue. I haven't encountered the former - my connections so far have been stable, although I have the i5 version and the above poster mentioned that the i5 versions don't seem to have this issue anymore. The BT interference issue still annoys me since it's been there since the SP1. I encounter it on a daily basis because I connect a BT keyboard, mouse, and headphone to my SP3 and the mouse is completely unusable when there's a file transfer over WiFi going on due to the interference! Ugh.

The specific issue that this thread was started on was the 72Mbps cap on wifi connection speeds. That issue still exist unless you take steps to work around it. I personally believe that the cap is done intentionally by Microsoft to deal with issues like BT interference and power savings. Now that customers are voicing their concerns regarding this limitation they're probably going to either remove it completely or give end users some type of toggle with a warning stating that disabling the feature will reduce battery life and BT performance. (Just my opinion).

I want them to release the driver option to show me the power mgmt. tab and I want them to unlock all power mgmt. options so I can tailor my own profile.

You and me both!! Most of the customization for video and power have been hidden from end users on the SP3. They're treating us like children. Even Apple which are notorious for limiting options on their devices aren't as strict. 

And not to hijack this thread but yeah I could use the Intel graphics control panel so when I output to a TV I can modify the overscan (don't get an issue when its connected to a monitor (go figure)

Yeah. It's actually very simple to get Intel control panel. Just uninstall driver for HD card from Device Manager and install one automatically. You will notice that date of the driver will change from March to May and after reboot you will have Intel Control Panel.  I didn't notice any performance or battery issues while using it. The only annoying thing is that Windows Updates keep trying to make me install latest firmware because it doesn't like the version of Intel video adapter I am running. So, basically you will need to do these steps every time you upgrade your firmware. Unless you are doing it manually...

that did not work for me - I removed it from device manager and on a reboot it auto installs the original one...when updating automatically it tells me the best/latest is already installed.

Now I'm wondering if there're two separate issues - the disconnection/instability issue, and the BT interference issue. I haven't encountered the former - my connections so far have been stable, although I have the i5 version and the above poster mentioned that the i5 versions don't seem to have this issue anymore. The BT interference issue still annoys me since it's been there since the SP1. I encounter it on a daily basis because I connect a BT keyboard, mouse, and headphone to my SP3 and the mouse is completely unusable when there's a file transfer over WiFi going on due to the interference! Ugh.

The specific issue that this thread was started on was the 72Mbps cap on wifi connection speeds. That issue still exist unless you take steps to work around it. I personally believe that the cap is done intentionally by Microsoft to deal with issues like BT interference and power savings. Now that customers are voicing their concerns regarding this limitation they're probably going to either remove it completely or give end users some type of toggle with a warning stating that disabling the feature will reduce battery life and BT performance. (Just my opinion).

I want them to release the driver option to show me the power mgmt. tab and I want them to unlock all power mgmt. options so I can tailor my own profile.

You and me both!! Most of the customization for video and power have been hidden from end users on the SP3. They're treating us like children. Even Apple which are notorious for limiting options on their devices aren't as strict. 

And not to hijack this thread but yeah I could use the Intel graphics control panel so when I output to a TV I can modify the overscan (don't get an issue when its connected to a monitor (go figure)

Yeah. It's actually very simple to get Intel control panel. Just uninstall driver for HD card from Device Manager and install one automatically. You will notice that date of the driver will change from March to May and after reboot you will have Intel Control Panel.  I didn't notice any performance or battery issues while using it. The only annoying thing is that Windows Updates keep trying to make me install latest firmware because it doesn't like the version of Intel video adapter I am running. So, basically you will need to do these steps every time you upgrade your firmware. Unless you are doing it manually...

Now I'm wondering if there're two separate issues - the disconnection/instability issue, and the BT interference issue. I haven't encountered the former - my connections so far have been stable, although I have the i5 version and the above poster mentioned that the i5 versions don't seem to have this issue anymore. The BT interference issue still annoys me since it's been there since the SP1. I encounter it on a daily basis because I connect a BT keyboard, mouse, and headphone to my SP3 and the mouse is completely unusable when there's a file transfer over WiFi going on due to the interference! Ugh.

The specific issue that this thread was started on was the 72Mbps cap on wifi connection speeds. That issue still exist unless you take steps to work around it. I personally believe that the cap is done intentionally by Microsoft to deal with issues like BT interference and power savings. Now that customers are voicing their concerns regarding this limitation they're probably going to either remove it completely or give end users some type of toggle with a warning stating that disabling the feature will reduce battery life and BT performance. (Just my opinion).

I want them to release the driver option to show me the power mgmt. tab and I want them to unlock all power mgmt. options so I can tailor my own profile.

You and me both!! Most of the customization for video and power have been hidden from end users on the SP3. They're treating us like children. Even Apple which are notorious for limiting options on their devices aren't as strict. 

And not to hijack this thread but yeah I could use the Intel graphics control panel so when I output to a TV I can modify the overscan (don't get an issue when its connected to a monitor (go figure)

Now I'm wondering if there're two separate issues - the disconnection/instability issue, and the BT interference issue. I haven't encountered the former - my connections so far have been stable, although I have the i5 version and the above poster mentioned that the i5 versions don't seem to have this issue anymore. The BT interference issue still annoys me since it's been there since the SP1. I encounter it on a daily basis because I connect a BT keyboard, mouse, and headphone to my SP3 and the mouse is completely unusable when there's a file transfer over WiFi going on due to the interference! Ugh.

The specific issue that this thread was started on was the 72Mbps cap on wifi connection speeds. That issue still exist unless you take steps to work around it. I personally believe that the cap is done intentionally by Microsoft to deal with issues like BT interference and power savings. Now that customers are voicing their concerns regarding this limitation they're probably going to either remove it completely or give end users some type of toggle with a warning stating that disabling the feature will reduce battery life and BT performance. (Just my opinion).

I want them to release the driver option to show me the power mgmt. tab and I want them to unlock all power mgmt. options so I can tailor my own profile.

You and me both!! Most of the customization for video and power have been hidden from end users on the SP3. They're treating us like children. Even Apple which are notorious for limiting options on their devices aren't as strict. 

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