Windows 8.1: WiFi dropping and/or "Limited"

Anonymous
2013-10-20T17:01:27+00:00

Since installing 8.1 Pro, I'm having issues with WiFi dropping internet connectivity and always showing "Limited" when clicking on the system tray icon.  When I troubleshoot the problem using the system tool it is always the gateway that is faulty.  I have uninstalled/reinstalled the device drivers several times, installed the newest drivers directly from Intel, restarted the computer, etc.  I can restore connectivity by turning WiFi off then back on, but the connection will drop at what seems to be random intervals.  My applicable system specs are as follows;

Lenovo Y510P  Laptop

Windows 8.1 Pro

Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230

Apple Time Capsule router w/newest firmware

Needless to say this is quite an irritating bug that didn't exist prior to the update to 8.1  I hope this can be resolved quickly. Thanks!

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-04-23T15:26:44+00:00

    I just bought a  1400$ Lenovo Yoga 2 pro a week ago and everything was fine when I had windows 8.1. Then I had to install 8.1 Pro to run Hyper V with Visual Studio 2013 to do some programming and now the wifi network shows ''limited''. Can't access web pages anything and ALL  my other devices at home work perfectly fine. 

    I did try to change the Network  drivers in the Device Manager but it didn't change anything. I really don't know what to do next.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-04-20T16:02:24+00:00

    NICE JOB Seth.  Just bought a Samsung ATIV 9 plus (a real doll baby I ms say).  I am road warrior and use Ipad Personal hotspot for internet w my laptop.  Great connectivity, no internet, Win 8.1. On a 64 bit machine.  Changed wireless driver from Intel to the Microsoft version 16.0.0.62.  Bam.  Works flawlessly. Thanks much!

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-04-19T12:52:40+00:00

    I have the same problem with my Sony Vaio Pro 13 and the iPhone 5S hotspot not working.  The hotspot works fine with my MacBook Pro.  Also, The Sony Vaio worked fine with my Previous phone hotspot-a Galaxy 4S.  I've spent sever hours on the support line with Sony and could not fix the problem.  I read one of the replies about the problem only occurring when the laptop was not plugged in on battery.  Sure enough this was my problem to.

    I finally found a fix.  I relates to the power setting.

    Go to control panel

    Hardware and sound

    Power Options

    Edit plan settings

    Change advance power settings

    Go to Wireless adapter settings

    Power saving mode

    Go to On Battery and change it to Maximum Performance

    Hit Apply and you are good to go.

    I struggled with this for a long time since getting my iPhone.  I hope this helps someone else.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-04-18T01:00:01+00:00

    I've actually gotten some stable wireless connectivity recently!! (IKR?) Here's what I did, pretty much in order ...

    • Removed all networks using the NETSH command: netsh wlan delete profile name="ProfileName"
    • Disabled the laptop's ability to power down the NIC
    • Checked "Connect Automatically" when setting up the new connection

    These 3 items didn't seem to make much of a difference, but I think they contributed so I mentioned them. What I think helped the most was the next piece ...

    Once I stopped sharing, my connection stopped dropping. I've tested this theory on 2 different networks and it's been stable so far (knock on wood!!).

    Good luck! I hope this gets resolved soon.

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-04-17T11:28:50+00:00

    I have an MSI GS70 with a Killer Wireless-N 1202 WLAN and I have the common issue with Windows 8 constantly loosing network connectivity and indicating that the connection has limited connectivity. This issue just started today April 17, 2014 when I turned the computer on at 1am Eastern Time. The computer had been working without issue as of April 16, 2014 at 4pm Eastern Time which is the time in which I turned it off to go to sleep.

    These are the troubleshooting steps I've already attempted...they have not worked.

    1.) No software or hardware changes prior to the issue starting.

    2.) Reset TCP/IP stack and autotuning with the following commands

         - netsh int ip reset c:\resetlog.txt

         - netsh int ip set heuristics desabled

         - netsh int ip set global autotuninglevel=disabled

         - netsh int ip set global rss=enabled

    3.) Disabled the computer from turning the WLAN from turning off to save power.

    4.) Set advanced power options for Maximized performance.

    5.) Enabled metered downloading.

    6.) Uninstalled/reinstalled the WLAN (did not delete driver).

    7.) Attempted to revert to an older driver, there was only one.

    8.) Disabled RDC.

    9.) Booted into Ubuntu 12.04. The issue occurs there as well.

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