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
    2015-01-25T01:04:34+00:00

    Welcome to our world, a year+ of trying various solutions to this pervasive issue since upgrades to Windows 8.1. Commonalities--same old router in most cases, working well on all other Windows OSs except 8.1. No change in location or anything else, but computers w/8.1 have dropping off. So...

    After many, many other fix attempts, I finally went into my Device Manager, selected the Network Adapter I’m using, then selected that it was NOT allowed to be turned off to save power.

    **That did it.**One of the other fixes may work instead for you, but I’d try this one first. If it's your issue, too, it will save you a lot of frustration. I was getting ready to buy a Mac!

    Diana

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-01-26T14:39:31+00:00

    This worked for me too.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-01-26T14:46:53+00:00

    Sadly in my case, it was already off :-(

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-01-26T14:55:42+00:00

    Sadly in my case, it was already off :-(

    try this...it might help!

    http://www.thewindowsclub.com/poor-wifi-performance-windows

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