Windows 10: WiFi Performance Issues

Hi all,

This is really a hardware issue so not sure if this is the appropriate place for this message.


I have recently upgraded to fibre broadband and the performance on my Win7 laptop is fine with a Netgear A6150 plug in adaptor.


However the performance on my Win 10 desktop is abysmal, and a few days ago it could not connect or even find Wi-fi networks. I temporarily disabled the Realtek driver in Device Manager and and installed the Netgear device that I have been using with the laptop. Performance not a great deal better. I have now reset back to the internal Netgear device and at least it has now re-established a connection but speeds a very low - 40Mbps at router, but sometimes less than 10 at the PC.


I was advised to run a Powershell test - "netsh wlan show interface" and this cam up with the following:

1. With Netgear A6150 Plug-in adapter: Channel 40; Signal 51%; Receive rate 520 Mbps; Transmit rate 520 Mbps;
2. With Realtek Wireless LAN: Channel 6; Signal 90%; Receive rate 300 Mbps; Transmit rate 43 Mbps;

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So, now I'm puzzled, not having any real understanding of WiFi. With a signal strength of 90% why is the OEM supplied Realtek device operating at such low speeds? Also why is the Netgear device only operating at a signal strength of 51% when both tests were carried out in the same location relative to the router? Can I run the "netsh wlan show interface" from CMD on my Win 7 laptop to get a comparative reading?

Unless someone can suggest a 'fix' it looks like I need to get myself another Wireless adaptor - How can I tell which one would be most suitable?


For background info:

laptop is Asus X53E, core i5 processor @ 2.4GHz + 3MB RAM Win 7 Home Premium SP1

desktop is Zoostorm 2x Celeron 1037U processors @ 1.8GHz + 4GB RAM Win 10 Home v1909

I would welcome any advice

Reagrds, Vic

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AMD FX OC'ers Club

That's what the auto setting will do since you're over the 1333 mark it jumps to the next step which isn't listed or officially supported I assume by that ram.

At this point though I would suggest dropping the multi one step or .5 so that we can get something stable and possibly take the heat issue out of the picture for now.

 

Performance issues with File Explorer in Windows 10

Hello,

Thank you for your reply, appreciate the time taken by you in keeping us updated on the status of the issue.

As the issue still persists, I suggest you to try the below steps and check if this helps.

I would suggest you to perform System Maintenance troubleshooter on the computer and check if it fixes the issue.

Please follow the steps to perform System maintenance check to improve performance of the computer:

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  Press Windows and x key together and select Control Panel.
  
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  Click on Troubleshooting.
  
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  Click on View all on the left side panel.
  
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  Click on System Maintenance and follow the onscreen instructions.
  

I also suggest you to install the latest Windows updates and check.

Windows Update helps keep your computer up to date with the latest system updates and drivers. You can check Windows Update manually to help ensure you have the latest updates.

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  Hit Windows Key and type
  
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  Type Windows Updates
  
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  Click on Windows Updates
  
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  Click on Check for updates
  and install the latest windows updates.
  

Hope this helps. Please do let us know if you need any further assistance.

 

Edge Search Does Not Permit Change of Region


I got these suggestions from the Microsoft Community forum.No. 1 worked for me:

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I am glad to assist you on this.
We have reproduce the issue here and we are able to access non-regional search for google using Microsoft Edge.
I would suggest you to try the below steps and check if it helps.
Step 1:
Clear browsing data option of Microsoft Edge and check if you face the issue. To do so perform the steps below.

1. Click on the More actions icon next to the feedback icon present on top right corner of the Project Spartan homepage.
2. Select Settings and click on Choose what to clear.
3. Check the boxes Browsing history, Cookies and saved website data and Cached data and files and click on Clear.

Step 2:
I suggest you to create a new user account and check if the issue occurs.

1. Go to Settings.
2. Choose Accounts and then select Family and other users.
3. Select add someone else on this PC.
4. Enter a user name and hit next.
5. Click on Finish.
6. Sign out from the current Account and Log into the new account.

Step 3:
It could also happen because of network issue. I suggest you to try with different network connection and check if it helps.