Windows 8.1: WiFi dropping and/or "Limited"

Great, just as soon as I post the above, the problem comes back again.  SCREW MICROSOFT AND THEIR EVIL SPAWN - WINDOWS 8.

This old article may probably shed some light on what's going on:

http://www.joshcanhelp.com/does-your-wifi-disconnect-often-before-you-smash-your-laptop-heres-the-fix/

Wireless Zero Configuration seems to have been replace by WLAN AutoConfig so the solution above no longer works (Turning off WLAN AutoConfig kills your Wifi), but it's a fair bet that the lousy alogrithms WZC uses live on in WLAN AutoConfig.

Steve Jobs would have put the people responsible for this PoS service before a firing squad, and he most certainly would not have let this piece of sh1t code persist over 4 OS generations (XP, Vista, 7, 8/8.1).

(Repeating my post from a different here, to help people who face the same issue)

PROBLEM SOLVED, BUT WINDOWS 8 STILL A POS.

Windows has always had issues with Wifi connection that are far more severe than say, Android or iOS.  Windows 7 had them, but they JUST GOT WORSE IN WINDOWS 8/8.1.

In my situation, Wifi was working without issues for a few weeks upon purchase of a new machine and then one day I just kept getting similar issues that other people here have.   None of the suggestions work, e.g. it wasn't a driver or power setting issue.

I was able to fix the problem by changing my router's channel from 6 to 11.   While this solves the problem, the fact that neither my iPad nor Galaxy Note had any issues tells me that this is absolutely still Windows 8's lousiness being responsible.

It is possible that the Windows 8 Wifi algorithm does not sort signals very well.

i know as i have just installed windows 8.1 the easiest way to fix this usally is to restart if this does not work in the corner of your start screnn press on you name or id and press sign  out when you get to the lock screen look for the power option in the right corner of your screen then there should be an option witch says restart and install update press that and after it is done log back in and it should work. 

PS:To check if your internet is working with out opening a browser go to your desktop and find the wifi connection bars hover your mouse over it it should say (your internet connection name) internet access. if it says only internet access then it wont work it must your internet name.   :)

Having looked around the forum, there are numerous threads on this subject. Sadly I have the same issue.

My new (at xmas) ASUS R510C has the same. Drops out every thre or four minutes.

On the same router (Orange.fr) we have another Laptop running W7 no issues, rock solid. As are 1x iPad, 2x iPhones, my old XP PC and a wi-fi Radio.

Only the 8.1 suffers, so it has to be 8.1 specific.

I hope a 'fix' comes soon, or I will need to explain why I have 'launched' my cimbo pressie through the window, grr!

I totally agree with you Dan!

All the so called fixes (e.g. Power settings, Wi-Fi Device Driver updates...) are all BUNK!

Both windows 8.0 and now Windows 8.1 drops Wi-Fi connection, generally at random times and even when the computer is streaming a Sky program!

I have a second laptop running Windows 7 on the exact same router and that never drops out and my updated Sony VAIO never used to drop out when it was previously on Windows 7!!!

Microsoft need to address this issue and stop fobbing folks off with standard rhetoric!

Linux is looking mighty tempting just now!