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
    2015-05-03T20:21:14+00:00

    I have a bit of an issue with my PC which was working fine previous days but now the only problem it has is " Its became impossible to turn on the wifi from connections or anywhere :( It just doesn't allow you to on it as shown in the screenshot .... No Matter how you to try to turn it on it is not going to response :( Any suggestions ? 

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-02-03T18:44:19+00:00

    I was having the same issue and finally found a solution.

    http://blogs.technet.com/b/dennis\_schnell/archive/2013/08/31/windows-8-1-wifi-showing-quot-limitied-quot-or-quot-no-internet-access-quot.aspx

    This is quoted from their site.

    Hi guys, i tried all the above methods but none of them worked for me. However i did find smt that worked, which is to revert your network adapter driver back to an older version instead of the one installed by windows 8.1.

    You can do this by going to device manager, right click on your network adapter, go to update driver, then "browse my computer for driver software, then"let me pick from a list of...." , uncheck the "show compatible hardware" checkbox and finally select the older version of current driver (if you dont know which, just use trial and error).

    I went up a version instead of down, but the 1705 version of the driver seems to be the issue.

     I did this with Envy 15 touch W8.1 and it's worked for a couple days now at least.  I had already downloaded drivers so there were copies and I just selected "driver name#2" on the 'compatible drivers' list. - Thanks!

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-11-03T03:06:56+00:00

    Agree !!

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-11-01T16:33:12+00:00

    I have also been having this problem.  I'm running:

    Dell Alienware M17-R4

    Windows 8.1

    Qualcomm Atheros Osprey Wireless Network Adapter

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  5. Anonymous
    2013-10-29T04:27:22+00:00

    I have the same problem. Did everything. Read the web. Installed 8.1 twice. Now back to factory settings. Have all the latest updates on everything. I too believe it is a hardware issue.

    I own a laptop I bought at BestBuy only 6 months ago. It drops on me after several minutes. I reset my router, called the cable company, called Microsoft and still no fix. Help! I'm not going back to 8.1 until I read there has been fixes. I read tons of statements where many are having this same problem and we all have different machines but all having it none the less??????

    Gateway NE56R

    Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-311OM CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2400 Mhz, 2 Core(s)

    Broadcom 802.11n

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