Windows 8.1: WiFi dropping and/or "Limited"

Guys, I solve this issue on my Windows 8.1 computer. Before this way of solution my internet speed was terrible and it disconnects around 2 hours periodically. After his way of solution I haven't encountered any problem (since October 2014). I hope this will also solve yours.

I have HP TouchSmart 14 laptop, which has Intel 7260N wifi driver. This device also has bluetooth integration inside. 

1. Put your computer to flight mode and DO NOT DEACTIVATE IT UNTIL THE LAST STEP (THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT)
2. Plug the ethernet cable and download the latest wifi and bluetooth drivers of your computer
3. Uninstall the former drivers (both bluetooth and wifi) and reboot. 

!!VERY IMPORTANT!!

After uninstall, open device manager and check again if there is any wifi or bluetooth adapter driver exists because even you uninstall it for once Windows starts to use previous one that was installed way before. So uninstall everytime until you see something like "Generic driver" (Network Adapter section on device manager) or there is no any option to uninstall on the drivers menu (to see it right click on the driver), we are sure that there is no any driver that may conflict with the one we are going to install. 

4. After you are sure that there is no any driver exists, please install the new ones that you downloaded from ethernet cable (I recommend you to install bluetooth one first)
5. After you install both of the drivers the computer will ask you to restart, accept it (between those two the computer may ask you for reboot dont accept it. Please continue and install which one is remained.
6. When the computer rebooted, activate your wifi driver (go off from flight mode)
7. Go to device manager- Network Adapters right click on your wifi adapter and click properties
8. Go to Advanced section and Click HT Mode and change it to "Disabled"
9. Click UAPSD Support and change the value as Disabled
10. Go to Power Management section and remove the mark from "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power"
11. Click ok and restart your computer.

I hope this solution works. Also, I don't think that it's driver manufacturer's fault. If most of the computers have the same issue on the same "new" operating system then this is Microsoft's fault. Since English is not my native language there may be some mistakes, I'm sorry for these.

See you:)

Guys, I solve this issue on my Windows 8.1 computer. Before this way of solution my internet speed was terrible and it disconnects around 2 hours periodically. After his way of solution I haven't encountered any problem (since October 2014). I hope this will also solve yours.

I have HP TouchSmart 14 laptop, which has Intel 7260N wifi driver. This device also has bluetooth integration inside. 

1. Put your computer to flight mode and DO NOT DEACTIVATE IT UNTIL THE LAST STEP (THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT)
2. Plug the ethernet cable and download the latest wifi and bluetooth drivers of your computer
3. Uninstall the former drivers (both bluetooth and wifi) and reboot. 

!!VERY IMPORTANT!!

After uninstall, open device manager and check again if there is any wifi or bluetooth adapter driver exists because even you uninstall it for once Windows starts to use previous one that was installed way before. So uninstall everytime until you see something like "Generic driver" (Network Adapter section on device manager) or there is no any option to uninstall on the drivers menu (to see it right click on the driver), we are sure that there is no any driver that may conflict with the one we are going to install. 

4. After you are sure that there is no any driver exists, please install the new ones that you downloaded from ethernet cable (I recommend you to install bluetooth one first)
5. After you install both of the drivers the computer will ask you to restart, accept it (between those two the computer may ask you for reboot dont accept it. Please continue and install which one is remained.
6. When the computer rebooted, activate your wifi driver (go off from flight mode)
7. Go to device manager- Network Adapters right click on your wifi adapter and click properties
8. Go to Advanced section and Click HT Mode and change it to "Disabled"
9. Click UAPSD Support and change the value as Disabled
10. Go to Power Management section and remove the mark from "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power"
11. Click ok and restart your computer.

I hope this solution works. Also, I don't think that it's driver manufacturer's fault. If most of the computers have the same issue on the same "new" operating system then this is Microsoft's fault. Since English is not my native language there may be some mistakes, I'm sorry for these.

See you:)

uuuu happened ...

Intel has updated drivers installer application.

Now it works only way to TEMP.

copy the drivers manually.

Because if it crashes the application error on BT frequencies with other WiFi devices.

What part of Windows handles the WLAN and how many third party drivers effect WLAN?

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You still haven't opened a question to fix your issue.

If you want to figure out if it is an issue with windows or an issue with a third party adapter then open a question and your issue will be fixed. Until then ranting about something you don't know anything about is not going to solve your issue.

I would be more then happy to help you solve your issue. Doesn't matter to me if it is an issue with Windows or an issue with something else. But going on about whose fault it is will get nothing fixed.

THIS part of Windows handles the WLAN of any and all third party Drivers -

(Wireless Zero Configuration was first introduced with Windows XP. In Windows Vista and Windows 7, the service that provides equivalent functionality is called "WLAN AutoConfig". It is based on the Native Wi-Fi architecture introduced in Windows Vista.

Initially, there was no Wireless LAN API in Windows XP for developers to create wireless client programs and manage profiles and connections. After the release of Windows Vista, Microsoft released KB918977 which includes a Wireless LAN API for Windows XP SP2. It was later integrated into Windows XP Service Pack 3.)

• I haven't opened a 'Question' due to it's redundancy because a few dozen others have already asked "my" Question for me (Windows 8.1: WiFi dropping and/or "Limited")

Meanwhile, I'm scanning Internet GEEK Forums daily looking for 'new' fixes to this Connectivity issue from Hades.... and 'going on about it' is what People do when they lose time & Money wasting countless time and hours trying to 'fix' something that shouldn't be broken in the first place. My wireless Network Adapter Card is right as rain.... I shouldn't be experiencing these Wifi connection issues. I DO appreciate the fact that you do appear to be 'trying' to help, so I apologize for what appears to be a 'snarky' attitude... but all of this gets exhausting & exasperating when you have a Business, House and Family to tend to. Believe me, when AND/OR if a permanent fix arrives, I will be the first Person to post it right here on this particular thread. Thanks for responding and 'good looking out'.... :)

What part of Windows handles the WLAN and how many third party drivers effect WLAN?

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You still haven't opened a question to fix your issue.

If you want to figure out if it is an issue with windows or an issue with a third party adapter then open a question and your issue will be fixed. Until then ranting about something you don't know anything about is not going to solve your issue.

I would be more then happy to help you solve your issue. Doesn't matter to me if it is an issue with Windows or an issue with something else. But going on about whose fault it is will get nothing fixed.

THIS part of Windows handles the WLAN of any and all third party Drivers -

(Wireless Zero Configuration was first introduced with Windows XP. In Windows Vista and Windows 7, the service that provides equivalent functionality is called "WLAN AutoConfig". It is based on the Native Wi-Fi architecture introduced in Windows Vista.

Initially, there was no Wireless LAN API in Windows XP for developers to create wireless client programs and manage profiles and connections. After the release of Windows Vista, Microsoft released KB918977 which includes a Wireless LAN API for Windows XP SP2. It was later integrated into Windows XP Service Pack 3.)

• I haven't opened a 'Question' due to it's redundancy because a few dozen others have already asked "my" Question for me (Windows 8.1: WiFi dropping and/or "Limited")

Meanwhile, I'm scanning Internet GEEK Forums daily looking for 'new' fixes to this Connectivity issue from Hades.... and 'going on about it' is what People do when they lose time & Money wasting countless time and hours trying to 'fix' something that shouldn't be broken in the first place. My wireless Network Adapter Card is right as rain.... I shouldn't be experiencing these Wifi connection issues. I DO appreciate the fact that you do appear to be 'trying' to help, so I apologize for what appears to be a 'snarky' attitude... but all of this gets exhausting & exasperating when you have a Business, House and Family to tend to. Believe me, when AND/OR if a permanent fix arrives, I will be the first Person to post it right here on this particular thread. Thanks for responding and 'good looking out'.... :)

If you ask about drop-range for a few seconds, then automatically connect.

This means that the area is a device (card) with one antenna WiFi.

(second antena empty or not connect or cable broken)

The problem of hardware configurations.

When this problem occurs frequently:

If there is Wifi open and you or others use such a open network,

or when there is a large free WIFI antenna in the area.

However, if you ask for the drivers,

are two ways either manually manager, folder location.

or

the second way, run applications, installation of drivers.

Copy them from the TEMP folder before the next step in the application.

Continue the first way.