Windows 10: I factory reset a laptop, and it keeps having difficulties connecting to the wi fi access...

So, yeah, title has most of the story.

I was excited about this laptop as otherwise it's pretty high end. What I didn't expect was it to have far more difficulty connecting to the internet than pretty much all of my other devices. I think BRIEFLY it was able to connect to a website via wi fi, but it's so insignificant and temporary that it's not at all usable. The bars in the wi fi signal usualy sits at one, whilst on my other laptop it's on max in the same exact spot.


Ethernet works on the reset laptop.


I believe before the factory reset it didn't have this issue...I'm not fully sure, as it's been sitting around for a few months and was being fixed for an entirely unrelated issue, so I'm not totally sure.


I did roughly try getting closer to the router, and the issue and the lack of signal/bars on it didn't seem to improve at all. I might be wrong about this.


And, finally, what's bizarre is that microsoft troubleshooter does in fact fix the "no internet" issue sometime, it just says a problem with the router was fixed...which makes no sense considering that no other device is having this issue.


Any help would be appreciated. This is a very good laptop and tbh I'm not really ready to give up on it.

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Windows 10 stop automatically connecting to random new wi-fi networks

Hi,

I have searched a lot, but all the tutorials I found only explained how to not connect automatically to a known wi-fi network or how to disable wi-fi sense... but this is not what I am looking for...

PROBLEM:

• When my laptop (Windows 10 Pro X64) is not connected to a network and the wireless adapter is on, it will automatically connect to any random new unsecured wi-fi network... The only way I have now to avoid this is to disable my wi-fi adapter.

UNUSEFUL TUTORIALS I FOUND ON THE INTERNET:

• How to manually uncheck the option for a particular wi-fi network not to connect automatically in Network Properties. This is not what I am looking for. This would suggest that everytime I power my computer. I would have to manually go through all the available wi-fi networks and unclick them all...
• How to disable Wi-Fi Sense. This is not useful, because I don't even have a Wi-Fi sense option in my computer where the tutorials say it should be.

EXPECTED BEHAVIOR:

• I am looking for an option to tell my computer to stop connecting randomly to unknown wi-fi networks like an hyperactive, reckless idiot.

PERSONAL COMMENT:

• Honestly, why would any respectable company think that it could be somewhat wise or secure to do this... Anyone's computer could just randomly connect to any hacker's wi-fi network without the user even knowing it...

Any solutions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

 

Windows 10 laptop is connected to the Wi-Fi, but don't give me the opportunity to enter a password.

Hi,

I suggest you to follow the below steps to delete the connected Wi-Fi device and try adding it again.

• 
  Type View Network Connections in the search bar and click on the same.
  
• 
  If your Wi-Fi device is listed, right-click on the device and click on
  Delete.
  
• 
  Now, try connecting to the Wi-Fi and check if it prompts for the password.
  

Hope this helps. Keep us updated with the issue to assist you further.

Thank you.

 

Different Network Connection From the same Wi-Fi

Hi,

Thank you for providing the details.

As mentioned above in your post, the Desktop is connected to the Ethernet
and Laptop is Connected to the Wi-Fi. It is not possible to connect to the same Wi-Fi networks. If both Desktop and Laptop are on Wi-Fi devices then you could try connecting it to the same Wi-Fi network.

• Did you try the below step provided and what was the result?

I would suggest you to create a new HomeGroup and check if it helps.
Refer: HomeGroup
from start to finish

(Applies to Windows 10 as well)

Keep us posted to help you better.