Windows 11: WiFi gone after sleep

Anonymous
2022-07-19T16:19:42+00:00

My laptop is installed with Windows 11 Home Single Language and uses the network adapter of Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC.

Every time when I put my laptop in sleep mode, the WiFi disconnected automatically, and the network adapter driver also disappeared from the list of device manager. After I restart my laptop, everything goes back to normal, but I would like to resolve this issue permanently.

I have updated the driver, but the issue still persists. Below are the images that illustrate the issue.

  1. WIFI has gone after sleep mode.

  1. When this issue happens, the WIFI icon also disappeared

  1. I run troubleshooting, it states that there is no proper network adapter driver installed

  1. The WIFI's network adapters driver disappear from the list of device manager when this issue happens.

  1. After I restart my computer, the WIFI connection back to normal, with the WIFI icon appearing and the driver appearing in the device manager.

HOWEVER, this issue comes back every time after, I put my laptop into sleep mode.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-11-06T07:18:15+00:00

    It is in a deferent place now. With the latest drivers this is where you can find the "power save".

    Also with the latest drivers is is not so annnnoying anymore.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-11-05T19:29:28+00:00

    I have tried this fix over and over, assuming that the only network adapter I saw was my wifi adapter, which DID NOT have a power management tab. When you said to show hidden devices, I never saw that help before.

    I tried it and now I see 2 more devices with wifi in the name and they do have power management tab. I hope this will fix my problem.

    thank you.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-10-30T04:21:47+00:00

    I have had the same WiFi connectivity issue and have tried everything to no avail. Then as my McAfee subscription was expiring, I deleted McAfee from my computer and moved onto another software. Mysteriously, my problem was gone and my computer can now sleep and awaken without having to restart my computer to reestablish WiFi connectivity. I hope this helps those with McAfee.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-10-16T16:45:59+00:00

    The tradeoff is WPA2 is vulnerable and poses a security risk compared to WPA3. Glad you found a fix that works for you personally. For others, it's worth understanding this before making a change.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-10-16T16:19:47+00:00

    I had the same frustrating problem: Lenovo T490/Intel Wireless AC 9560. Tried all the suggestions in this post without any success.

    It turns out it was a simple authentication mode capability. I kept using WPA3 Personal, which works manually, but not for automatic connect. I reverted to using WPA2 Personal and WiFi is back to automatic connect even after Sleep, Hibernate, Restart.

    ps. the Intel adapter is supposed to work with WPA3, but apparently not. And explain after powering down the wifi adapter struggles to reconnect without manual intervention.

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