Windows 8.1: WiFi dropping and/or "Limited"

SOLUTION

The problem (maybe) is that Windows 8.1 has HIDDEN THE SETTING you need to change!  :(

Here's the solution I used for my Sony VAIO Touch Ultrabook.

Control Panel -> Device Manager.

View (menu) choose "Show Hidden Devices"

Network Adapters -> right-click Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter.

Properties-> Power Management

Unclick "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power."

I tried everything else before doing this and it didn't work.  I think that this HIDDEN Microsoft Virtual Wi-Fi Adapter was the problem.  It appears in all my Windows 8 machines.  I don't know yet if this is the absolute solution, but it has worked for me.  Please let me know if it works for you.

TSM

This solution candidate sounds really promising - thank you :-)

So I've tried it out and waits to see if I get a WiFi drop/limited again :-S

I've tried about all other propositions in this forum++ that you were so kind to suggest - but sadly didn't work in the long run for me - as well as for a lot of other users :-)

Problem herein now, I guess, is that the postings here represent a lot of "fasle positivs" that are "normal" config problems - that turns out to be repaired by e.g. installing new drivers, resetting WiFi config / setup "just one more time", setting IP manual, resetting IP stack etc.

AND my guess is that there in addition is a really spooky "bug complex", that WAS introduced with 8.1 that I and others are awaiting to be solved.

This could be the fix, so I'm x-ing my fingers that this represents a long lasting solution for me  :-)

I tried this solution on my Asus laptop, and there is no Microsoft Wifi Virtual Adaptor in this area at all. Tried looking other places for it as well, and no luck. I live near a Microsoft store and they told me to bring it in and they would fix it for free. Other than that, I see no other solution.

OK, so you really ticked this option under the "View" menu in Device Manager:

View (menu) choose "Show Hidden Devices"

...and then you actually didn't see the hidden device "Microsoft WiFi Direct Virtual Adapter" (or anyone else) ...???

Correct. Followed directions over a dozen times. No such listing at all.

OK, I don't know why this is so for you. After applying for me, my wifi has been more stable than for a loong time, but I'm not trusting it to last... You _should_ try to turn off the power saving management option on your real adapter as well.I've un-ticked both now, but the first real adapter one that I un-ticked didn't do any good alone...