Windows 10: Every single device in my house, including other computers, connect to my Wi-Fi. This pc...

It is a windows 10 I believe. I have tried restarting the router and computer, forgetting the network, everything. What should I do?

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PC connection issue (Wi-Fi)

I have 2 PCs hooked up, both running Windows 10. My PC in the living room is connected directly to the cable modem and I am using a portable Wi-Fi adapter (Netgear Genie) for my PC in the bedroom. Everything was working fine until a few days ago when I lost my Wi-Fi signal in the bedroom. The Wi-Fi icon disappeared from the taskbar. So I thought it may be the adapter. So I moved the PC into the living room and connected it directly. Well....nothing. There is still no signal. The wi-fi in my house is still active because I'm able to use my cell phone and tablet. So...any suggestions? If what I wrote is unclear let me know. Thanks.

Craig

 

One device can't connect to 2.4GHz Wi-FI

AcerA515-45 Windows 10 Pro 22H2 Qualcomm Atheros QCA61x4A Wireless Network Adapter I have no idea when this issue started but my laptop no longer connects to 2.4GHZ Wi-Fi - "unable to connect to this network". I can connect to 5GHz Wi-Fi and to 2.4GHz using an ethernet cable but not 2.4GHz Wi-Fi. I have two separate networks: one is my regular ISP and the other is Starlink. I can't connect to 2.4GHz Wi-Fi on either of them so it doesn't appear to have anything to do with the ISPs or the routers. All other devices (laptop, phone, tablet, TV, PlayStation, Android TV dongle) can connect to 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, it's only my laptop that can't. Things I've tried so far. Some I know to do, others are online suggestions: 1) Power off the router. Wait 30 seconds then restart. 2) Remove the 2.4GHZ networks from Manage Known Networks. 3) Uninstall the Adapter Driver. Reboot PC for it to reinstall. 4) Disconnect from all Wi-Fi access points, set PC to Flight Mode. Open Command Prompt as administrator and enter ipconfig /flushdns, then enter sfc.exe /scannow. When the scan completes shut down PC, wait about 30 seconds, then restart PC. 5) Update the drivers via Device Manager - Automatic (no updates available) and Browse > Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer. Tried the two that were in the list: Microsoft and Qualcomm. 6) Turn off "Allow the computer to turn off the device to save energy" in adapter Properties under Power Management. 7) Made sure the Preferred Band in the Advanced adapter Properties isn't set to Prefer 5GHZ Band. I even tried setting it to Prefer 2.4GHz Band but no luck. I put it back to the original setting of No Preference. 8) Uninstall VPN.

 

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!