Windows 8.1: WiFi dropping and/or "Limited"

I downloaded the update last week and am STILL having issues with the wireless connection.  The only thing that has changed is that the wireless will connect for a short period of time following a reboot.  Then it will not connect to a wireless connection again.

Thanks for the update Microsoft.  Keep up the good work!

Here's the deal...internet connection was not a problem until the installation of the 8.1 update...period.

I've got other devices running smoothly using the same router, and the main point is that my laptop did NOT have this problem until the 8.1 installation.

Connection to the internet is about the most basic and fundamental reason for using a computer.  There are so many users that have issues after the 8.1 installation that the common denominator can easily be determined as being the Windows 8.1 update.

Why all the users now need to do something differently to try to resolve this issue themselves is beyond me. The other thing is that there is no general consensus on what the fix is.

This is a Windows 8.1 update issue...clearly.  The resolution needs to be generated by MS and update sent out for the fix.

Hopefully I still have internet connectivity to sent this from my laptop right now...if not, I'll need to use my phone that has had no connectivity problems using the same router.

Thank You

After updating to 8.1 same issue....had perfect wireless connection before. I am considering reinstalling 8

Hi,

I am having the same wifi internet connectivity issue with my Toshiba Sattelite laptop which has Windows 7 Home Premium even though other devices like my windows phone mobile, Android tablet are having no issues with INTERNET connectivity.  Another interesting thing is that I have used an external Dlink wifi usb adapter with the same laptop, I am having the same internet connectivity issue with this adapter too. Besides that, I have also used a 3G USB dongle for internet connection in the laptop. It also suffered the limited internet connectivity issue after sometime. So it clearly suggests that neither it is network card's issue nor its driver's but it is something that has a lot to do with Windows 7 itself.

Please note that in all cases, this internet connectivity issue is random. Everything is going fine, suddenly a yellow mark appears on network icon in the taskbar & internet connectivity becomes Limited.

I am sure this is Windows 7/8 issue. 

Thanks

Shezzy

Wireless networking fails on Windows 8.1 limited connection. This is very bad and unacceptable for MS to upgrade to 8.1 and kill networking for millions of people on all kinds of hardware.

Two brand new HP notebooks, and two apple computers. Upgraded the bios, rebooted, updated the NIC drivers,(as HP phone helpdesk said to do) upgraded the cisco E4200 router firmware. No matter if pc's are set to sleep, reboot or powered off, issue happens. It happens less on the HP notebook, but the wireless setting are the same on the other HP. Issue wasn't as bad on Windows 8 but after 8.1 it is constantly not connecting without many tried of disconnect, reconnect, reenter the password. The router has been reset a couple times and the cable modem has been reset.

Wireless connection fails each time computer is restarted even though it was working fine before a normal shutdown or sleep or reboot. Limited connection, no internet access. Windows 8.1. Norton 360. After playing  around with network trouble shooting and diagnostics it eventually works after 5 frustrating minutes. It is on my home network with the MS IP 169.x.x.x instead of 192.168.x.x. It happens on my wife's new HP laptop too. Happens on sons two Apple notebooks too. iPhones and iPads are fine.

Hi!

I had the same problem (8.1 Pro N + ASUS UX31A) and i just went to the admin site of my router and changed some option. First: I changed my router's SSID (i dont think it solved the problem) Second: I changed the router setting that only boradcast in the N and not all G B N, I think it solved my problem.

I hope you gona solve it too.