Fix Intermittent Wi-Fi Drops and Slow Wireless in Windows 10/11
Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 20-30 minutes
This step-by-step guide helps you diagnose and fix intermittent Wi‑Fi drops and slow wireless on Windows 10 and Windows 11. It covers quick checks, driver and power settings...
The DNS server not responding error plagues countless internet users every day, causing frustration and confusion as access to websites grinds to a halt. Fortunately, in most cases, resolving this error doesn’t require advanced technical skills—just a systematic approach and an understanding of...
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For many users, custom DNS settings are the unsung heroes that help ensure faster, more reliable, and sometimes even safer web browsing. However, a persistent and puzzling problem has been noted across Windows 11 (and 10) systems: carefully chosen DNS configurations often revert to defaults or...
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I have create a virtual machine to replace an old Dell server. The old server has 4 network adapters, to connect to a regular network/internet, a fire protection network, a process control network, and a modbus/radio network. I installed 3 additional network cards to create 4 adapters on the...
Resetting all network settings in Windows 11 is a powerful troubleshooting step that can resolve persistent connectivity problems by restoring your network configuration to its factory defaults. This process reinstalls all network adapters and erases any custom network configurations, such as...
For countless Windows users, understanding how devices communicate across a local network is a foundational tech skill, yet many remain unaware of the simplest way to check their local IP address—a key tidbit needed for troubleshooting, router setup, or secure remote desktop connections. Knowing...
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Windows users regularly face a diverse array of technical issues, ranging from system file corruption to network woes and application freezes. While graphical tools and third-party utilities can help, the Windows Command Prompt remains an underutilized but powerful ally for troubleshooting and...
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I have an Ubuntu server (192.168.1.81/24) hosted in Hyper-V on Windows 11 (192.168.1.168/24). I have Ansible installed that runs fine connecting to other Hyper-V Windows & Linux servers. But when I try and run Ansible on Azure Sql Databases, it hangs on this step: "Initializing with Entra...
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I have a need to network two very large desktops together, both running Win 10 Pro 22H2, both fully updated. They are both X570 machines, both overclocked AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, both with 64Gb of 3600 CL18, (2x32, 4x16), one with an RX6950 XT, the other with a plain old RX600. Storage is Seagate...
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We recently started having a problem where if the Domain Controller is not listed first in the "DNS Server addresses, in order of use". The computer will not join the Domain? It is supposed to go to the next server on the list if the first one is not a domain controller. Does anyone have any...
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I was having some trouble with my built-in NIC where internet would disconnect randomly, so I went and purchased a dedicated network card.
This card does not have the same issue, my connection is stable and does not drop, but it does not work at all the first time I turn on my PC. In...
For some reason best known to itself, my PC will not allow me to access certain websites, big ones like Outlook, BBC, BT etc unless I go to network settings, reset the network and then restart the computer, after which all is fine until I next shut down the computer. I already use a batch file...
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I need to assign an ip address automatically in wifi network of my windows pc to connect different wireless . but my PC is assigning constant default gateway even a change my network setting to DHCP. it make me to delete the default gateway manually each and every time when i need to...
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I'm currently using a Wireless network adapter for my PC, and haven't experienced any issues with it until now. I don't think it's to do with the Adapter.
(For context my wireless adapter is called "Wifi 2")
All of a sudden I get the yellow warning sign next to the WIFI symbol, I use...
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Wondering if anyone knows a command to remove the DNS entries within the advanced TCP/IP settings?
The primary and secondary DNS IP need to be changed with the tertiary and quaternary DNS IP. Simple enough doing it manually but there's over 50 VMs this needs to be done on so i'm trying...
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I know this is a common problem, and I've looked at other peoples' related threads, and tried to do what they said, but I still have no internet access via Ethernet connection to my router.
Usually a simple reboot, disabling and reenabling and reboot would solve the problem.
This time it has...
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Although connected to the wifi, the access to internet is limited (none). I have tried everything people suggest on the forums. I'm on Windows 8 (lenovo yoga notebook)
when typing ipconfig it looks like this:
Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Link-local IPv6 Address...
I have a computer that used to be a pc in our den that I recently made my main media storage in basement, on that computer i changed the name to BasementMedia (vs denpc).
I tried
ipconfig /flushdns
then
ipconfig /registerdns
but when I restarted it In network i still see denpc i'd like to...
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