Alright, so some background nformation to start off with. I was just recently forced into updating to windows 8.1. Now, I've been having wifi connection issues since the beginning of the year, but it seems to have taken off exponentially since the update.
I'm currently using my college's wifi...
adapter
collegewifi
connection issues
connectivity
desktop
dns
drivers
gateway
internet access
ip address
network
problem solving
restart
system stability
tech support
troubleshooting
usb adapter
vpn
wifi
windows 8.1