channel load

Intel’s latest consolidated Wi‑Fi driver package, released as version 24.20.0, quietly adds a small but consequential control to how Intel clients decide which access point (AP) to join while roaming: an Advanced setting that toggles the use of Channel‑Load for AP selection. That change lets the...

Intel’s latest Wi‑Fi driver refresh surfaces a small but meaningful change under the hood: a driver-side toggle that lets Windows clients factor channel load into access‑point selection when roaming. That single option — described by the vendor as a way to prefer less‑loaded APs over simply the...