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WiFi was dropping out every few minutes FIXED

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WiFi was dropping out every few minutes FIXED

#1 Post by Beldar » Mon Oct 26, 2020 6:25 am

I couldn't figure out why, no could the techs from my ISP. It turns out on my Window 7 the Wifi was set by the previous owner to disconnect "to save power". Battery power was evidently more important than wifi.
You can try going into Device Manager find the problematic wireless device via "Network Adaptors" right click to properties then to the Power Management tab, uncheck the option to allow Windows to turn off this device.
Wifi adapter keeps turning off on Asus laptop Solved - Windows 7 Help Forums
https://www.sevenforums.com/network-sha ... aptop.html
That fixed it for me! Being on AC all the time I also went into the Power Options CP and set it to never turn off.

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