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
    2015-03-26T16:19:39+00:00

    btw, just curious, are there any more users apart from Yoplait and me where none of the proposed fixes in this thread work?

    Just trying to get a feel if we're a rarity or if it is really a under-reported problem because enabling and disabling airplane mode kind of fixes the problem so people don't bother reporting the issue...

    So, disgruntled users with these connectivity issues UNITE! Let them know this is not a marginal issue so they start to take this seriously! 

    (...now I can only hope this really isn't a marginal issue and I'm just unlucky...:)

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-03-26T15:59:06+00:00

    I have the same problem Wireless network randomly drop. Only solution connect the network again. This is so annoying!!!!!! I have tested it over 100 different wireless networks. I read all that thread and there is still no solution?  Really Disappointing with windows 8.1

    yup...

    I'm still using the "quick fix" enabling and disabling airplane mode...

    Very very annoying and quite remarkable it's still not fixed.

    @Yoplait(2) are you still following this thread?, or have you moved on?... to Apple maybe? ;)

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-03-26T15:47:21+00:00

    I have the same problem Wireless network randomly drop. Only solution connect the network again. This is so annoying!!!!!! I have tested it over 100 different wireless networks. I read all that thread and there is still no solution?  Really Disappointing with windows 8.1

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-02-26T03:16:58+00:00

    I confess I only speed scanned the replies but it looks like my problem may be with the source code and/or firmware.  Previous research turned that up but there were no fixes listed.  Since it only occurs in a paltalk.com chat room (so far) following my posts regarding NSA snooping, hacking, etc. I suppose this is an exercise in futility.

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-02-26T03:05:56+00:00

    My problem is similar except I keep getting "check firewall setting" but no clue to what it should be.  wtf?

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