Windows 8.1: WiFi dropping and/or "Limited"

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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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Anonymous

2014-05-29T11:37:06+00:00

I had seen that suggestion elsewhere and tried it to no avail. I've also seen folks recommending setting your wireless adapter to static DNS IP address, but that didn't work for me either! :-)
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Anonymous

2014-05-29T10:59:28+00:00

Hi All,

I am not sure if any of you have attempted this, or if it has already been posted but here goes.

I have been experiancing a the same issue as all of you and i found when using ipconfig that the IPv6 protocol was superseding the IPv4 protocols.

I checked my router and realised that it isn't IPv6 compatible. (Brain Wave then started!)

I then accessed the adapters settings ( Start - Control Panel - Network and Internet - Network and Sharing Center) then on the right hand side there is an option "Change Adapter Settings" from here if you disable (untick) the IPV6 protocol then the connection will be stable and work as it should!
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Anonymous

2014-05-26T21:13:37+00:00

Switching to the Microsoft (versus Intel) version of the driver on my machine has been successful at resolving the issue for me.
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Anonymous

2014-05-26T19:07:16+00:00

Unless the name has a Microsoft Engineer title next to it the people who answer are just peers trying to help out. This isn't a Microsoft support forum it is a peer to peer forum. IT seems like the issues are being caused by new drivers that the manufactures are making. most people are having success by rolling back their drivers by going to device manager and right clicking the wireless adapter under the networking section then selecting the drivers tab and choosing Roll Back. If that doesn't work you can go to the manufactures web site and pick an older driver and install that manually or you can use the same drivers tab to select a different driver that is installed on the computer. Unfortunately Microsoft has little control over how third party companies respond to malfunctioning drivers.

Another thing that you can try is to change the security type of your network if everything else fails. Hope you get the issue resolved.

Everyone should notify the manufacture of the wireless adapter to let them know there is an issue and the computer maker too. If they don't know there is a problem it will never get fixed.
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Anonymous

2014-05-26T13:25:33+00:00

That was exactly what worked for me on my Toshiba Satellite laptop. It came loaded with Win8.

When I eventually updated it to Win 8.1 and the subsequent update, I had the connectivity problems.

Once I reverted to an earlier driver for my wireless adapter, all has been well.
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