Windows 10: How do I get wifi to connect automatically and stay connected?

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.16299.309]
(c) 2017 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.


C:\Users\Bagio>ipconfig /all


Windows IP Configuration


Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Joe-HL90GEP
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No


Ethernet adapter Ethernet:


Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Ethernet Connection I217-V
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 30-5A-3A-76-A8-31
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes


Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 1:


Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 2A-C2-DD-8B-1D-FD
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes


Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:


Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek 8821AE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 28-C2-DD-8B-1D-FD
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : ::14b3:e254:93e5:153f(Preferred)
Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : ::7936:ea10:b153:7795(Preferred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::14b3:e254:93e5:153f%6(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.8(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, April 11, 2018 8:24:02 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, April 11, 2018 10:33:24 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 120111837
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-22-34-F1-62-30-5A-3A-76-A8-31
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 75.114.81.1
209.18.47.61
75.114.81.2
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled


Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:


Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 28-C2-DD-8B-1D-FC
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes


Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 3:


Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:9d38:90d7:24e5:1762:bcf6:49d2(Preferred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::24e5:1762:bcf6:49d2%11(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 335544320
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-22-34-F1-62-30-5A-3A-76-A8-31
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled


C:\Users\Bagio>Try it in an Admin Command Prompt, then File, edit and save

 

Your ISP lease is showing only good for two hours, should be good for complete day... I would go in the adapter properties, change the DNS servers to 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1 That is found under the IPV4 properties.

 

Don't know what that means.

 

Does something need to be changed now to correct the issue?

 

In my post, Look at the picture of the ipv4 properties of the wifi adapter, the dns settings on the right may help you out.

 

Not really sure why you want him to change his DNS settings, it will have no effect on his DHCP lease which is being handled by his WIFI router which may or may not belong to the ISP but even so you can change the lease in the router settings and you use that where there is a potential for high IP turn over. I would focus more on the any WIFI error messages and resolving those issues first.

Firstly have you tried powering off your WIFI router and powering it back on after about a minute of being off? Try that first.

My second suggestion would be to update windows as well as the WIFI adapter drivers. Plug it into the wired network if you can and get her completely up to date.

Then move forward from there. Changing network settings to manual settings can cause more issues than it can fix.

H.

 

I have turned the wifi router off and back on. I've turned the cable company modem off and on too. And yes, the system may work alright after that or not. I think everything is up to date as well. There are so many things it could be. And why does it work for awhile and then the wifi disconnects for no apparent reason. How do you fix it so that it never breaks again? I can look at a page for a minute then click the back arrow and get a message that the site can not be reached. I was just looking at the page 60 seconds ago. What happened?

 

Do you have a wireless phone base close to your computer or router? How far are you from the router, is it positioned up high and not tucked into a shelf/cabinet enclosure?

 

No wireless phone. I can try moving the router. In its present location to facilitate streaming videos to a TV in another room.

 

Are you able to update windows and update drivers? Need to start with the simple stuff first. My WIFI network has around 10000 access points and 17k users and most of the time it is something very simple so lets work the simple stuff before we reconfig your network or rearrange your furniture.

Can you provide the name and model of your wireless access point/router?

 

Netgear Nighthawk model R7000P.

 

To get WIFI connected automatically, follow up.
1. press Windows + R to open the Run box and then enter regedit in the box and hit OK to get in.
2. In Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WcmSvc\.
3. Right click WcmSvcn to create a New Key and name it Group Policy.
4. Choose the Group Policy, on the right pane, right click the blank place to add a New DWORD(32-bit) Value.
5.Rename the new key as fMinimizeConnections.
6. Restart your PC.
You can see the WIFI are connected automatically.

 

there are a few options that used to be apparent that have now vanished in win 10. Maybe they dont like you playing with their/our software.

in search type 'cmd prompt'