Windows 8 continously loses wifi connection

Anonymous
2013-09-19T22:26:20+00:00

Hi,

I am about to completely lose my wits with this. We all know Windows 8 is not user friendly by a long shot. In the beginneing I thought it was my brand new way too expensive Asus Zenbook that was the problem. I have this computer:

ASUS ZENBOOK U500VZ 15.6" WQHD+

GeForce GT650 2GB,Core i7-3632QM,8GB RAM,2x256GB SSD,Windows 8

It runs Windows 8.

Since I got it it has had a problem with dropping the wifi connection.

The steps taken to resolve it are:

Change settings in Power Plans

Changed adapter settings under "Power Management"

Run -> ipconfig /flushdns

All other laptops and iPads and iPhones running on the routers are fine. Problems persist on OTHER wifi networks as well, and from searching the web I can see this is a COMMON problem with Windows 8. HOW to fix this? Does Microsoft NOT realise it's customers would like to be able to use the internet without losing connectivity...

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-01-10T11:58:03+00:00

    When I bought my Asus S550C a couple of years ago, I had the exact same issue of the WIFI connection dropping. 

    I was using the laptop for online webinars and interviewing client via video link. The internet connection problem made me look unprofessional. 

    First, I resorted to the wired connection for the serious online meetings. Then I bought an Asus USB Wireless dongle. The USB dongle worked well and the connection is stable, even showing a better signal quality as compared to the internal WIFI adapter. 

    Conclusion

    The problem is with the internal WIFI adapter. I blame ASUS for that, not Microsoft.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-01-11T08:38:14+00:00

    Problem is resolved in my case after replacing an old airport express to airport extreme; i assume it must be some kind of compatibility issue? Or maybe there was just too much traffic for the old airport express to deal with (laptops, computers, smartphones, tablets,...)

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-01-26T15:06:58+00:00

    I fixed this problem in an interesting way.

    No matter what I did to my Laptop's hardware settings, the connection kept dropping.

    Then, I checked into the wifi router settings, and changed the connection recycle times. 

    That worked as a charm. No issues since an year.

    Try that.

    Thanks,

    Krishna.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-05-24T21:35:26+00:00

    MS doesn't give a **** about **** Windows 8 or 8.1.. it has nothing to do with hardware, firmware. All these pathetics try this, try this other fix, network troubleshooter, modem firmeware update is all ****. The fact of the matter is that MS push out a garbage OS and no fix in site. I have upgraded to windows 10 and i still get these wifi network drops as well.. Faulty code to begin with, and upgrades do not address fixes.. What a sad state of affairs with MS.. Thank you MS for the continued confidence with your OS and all of the phantom issues and headaches that go with your shoddy product... Continue to lower the bar.. You can't go any further than the bottom... Even if your OS is free, it's still ****...

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-06-26T17:56:10+00:00

    Hi,

    I have the same problem here. But none of the suggestions on the internet work on my Dell Inspiron 5537. When I try to fix the problem from troubleshooter, if just detects that there ARE some problems, but says they are not fixed. And there is no options to tell it " okay, thanks for finding problems; Please try to fix them now!"

    I'm getting mat at it!

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