Windows 10: Network drivers take a long time 15+ minutes to install

I'm running Windows 10 Pro 20H1 and I have a problem.


Any network driver that is listed under Network adaptors in Device Manager takes a very long time to get installed. This includes the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility driver, TAP-Windows Adaptor V9, and ... most importantly ... various Hyper-V network drivers, i.e. Virtual Switch, Virtual Extension, Virtual Adaptor, etc.


And while I might have had the patience to wait 15+ minutes, some apps, like Hyper-V Manager don't. They bail with an error message.


Steps that I have followed to troubleshoot this issue:

• Running various Windows and Microsoft Support troubleshooters
• Resetting the network configuration, both via Setting and via netcfg -d
• Uninstalling all apps that install a network adaptor and starting over from zero
• Updating Windows

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Network takes a long time to connect.

I have a DELL Latitude E6410 running Windows 7 SP1 Professional, 4GB RAM. It has
always taken 90 seconds to connect to the wireless network. I did a clean boot as suggested here. In fact, my case.is very similar to the post at this
address. But it only knocked about 15 seconds off of the time it takes to connect. When I boot in Safe Mode, it connects within seconds.

The network adapter used is the DW1520 Wireless-N WLAN Half Mini Card manufactured by Broadcom. Its driver was released on 1/21/2010 and the version is 5.60.48.35. The routers are only a few years old and are supplied by Cisco. They look like smoke
detectors w/no visible antennas.

I have sent my A/V company e-mails about this because the firewall is only enabled when Windows connects to the WiFi network. I think they are becoming frustrated. A rep made reference to the Base Filtering Engine (BFE), but I do not think it is
a relevant issue.

Any and all feedback would be appreciated so I can enjoy a faster connection time and tell my A/V vendor the steps I took in troubleshooting this issue.

Thank you for your time

 

Windows 10 takes a LONG time to login

Was "a couple weeks ago" just after installation of the AU? If so, I'd suggest a clean reinstall.

 

Phone takes a long time to discover network

How long is a while?

My WP8 doesnt take long to discover the network. Maybe you are in a poor signal area. Perhaps, create a back up of your phone and do a hard reset to see if it improves the length of time it takes to find the network.