Windows 8.1: WiFi dropping and/or "Limited"

Wow, this is really sad. Brand new computer (DELL XPS 15, Windows 8.1) and I am having the same problem -- Wifi drops to either 0 or limited every hour or so. Turning off the wifi and then turning it back on again fixes it immediately, but definitely a pain in the ****.

And yes, we have 10 additional devices using the same wifi in the house, all flawlessly, for years (OSX x 2, iOS x 5, Android x 1, Blackberry x 2). That is fine, for a couple days. But the fact that this has been a widespread and well-documented issue for over six months is pathetic.

Windows Fail.

I think MS is ignoring this thread because they're hoping the next 8.1 update that comes out in a week or so fixes it. Those of you who keep playing with your router, it's really not a router issue even though it may fix it for some of you. This is a MS Windows 8.1 issue entirely.

I have tried these commands - but sad to say I've fallen back into the "Limited" pit...

It this works permanently for you, that is just great! Could you please confirm after a couple of days and a few sleep / restart cycles whether it still is working OK ? :-)

Well I had a full morning with no problems at all.  Got home this afternoon and turned on from PC sleep and there was no connectivity but no dreaded yellow bars!  Just clicked the connection bars and connected to my router and all has been fine since so far.  At least I didn't have to unplug the adapter and re-plug it which is the only way previously I could connect.

I'll keep you posted as to how things go although one disconnection in 24 hours is a massive improvement,

I spoke with a friend about this and he said that - "There were issues with some of the network drivers updated in Windows 8.1 ". - and he is pretty well placed in the industry so no idea why it is taking so long for Microsoft to admit that the problem is their side and produce a permanent fix.  So many people without any issues before an upgrade kind of gives the game away!!!

After running for close to a month without this issue, it appeared overnight with seemingly no changes on my laptop. I've tried everything (dns/winsock flush, disable autotuning, static ip/dns cfg), and while I'm now able to connect again, it's still very chopping/intermittent. This is just sad for win8.1.

I have tried these commands - but sad to say I've fallen back into the "Limited" pit...

It this works permanently for you, that is just great! Could you please confirm after a couple of days and a few sleep / restart cycles whether it still is working OK ? :-)