Windows 10: so my freinds computer keeps losing wifi but when he runs bit defender it works then 10 min...

so my friends computer keeps losing wifi but when he runs bit defender it works then 10 min after the scan it stops working how do i fix this

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I keep losing my WiFi adapter

I tried the Option 2 approach but kept getting the Error NetSetupDeleteObjecton Network Adapter error (0x80070005) error, even after a dozen executions of the command. That seemed like it was going nowhere so I tried Option 1.

After completing the reboot in Option 1, I never got the dialog that asked if I wanted to make the computer discoverable, even after a significant wait.

Do you have any further suggestions? I'm going to move on to "Compumind's" suggestion in the meantime and see if that helps....

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I started working my way down the list.

1. Both the ipv4 and ipv6 resets said "access denied!". However, the mere attempt worked *briefly*, then the WiFi went down again.
2. I disabled and re-enabled the network adapter. Again, it worked *briefly*, then I lost the WiFi again.
3. I tried to disable the antivirus but couldn't find a setting for that so uninstalled it entirely. I got the WiFi back and this time it stayed on for several hours instead of a few minutes so I assumed it was fixed. Then I installed the new Avast One and the WiFi is still working so I'm assuming that all is well finally!

Thank you for this list of suggestions!!!

 

I keep losing my WiFi adapter

I wouldn't mind having a VPN if it was free but the free VPN in the Opera browser did NOT work for me and their tech support people acknowledged that it wasn't working and, in effect, shrugged. So, I suppose I will have to carry on in without one until I can afford to buy one.

I uninstalled Avast, using Avastclear, in Safe Mode, last night but this morning the WiFi on this laptop was out again. I got it back by disabling/enabling the WiFi adapter. It looks to me as if Avast is NOT the real culprit after all. I suppose I'll have to try the rest of the steps in the checklist for "no default gateway" to see if that helps but first I want to try Compumind's remaining suggestions, once I can clarify exactly what I need to do with CCCleaner.

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I've done the uninstall of Avast with Avastclear in Safe Mode and rebooted. After a few hours, the WiFi went out again. I got it back by disabling/enabling the WiFi adapter. It's looking like Avast is NOT the problem here, or at least not all of it.

I've downloaded CCleaner. There are two .exe files. Can I assume I need to run the 64 bit one, CCleaner64.exe? What *precisely* do I need to do with it once I get the CCleaner main screen up? I can't believe that you actually want me to remove ALL registry entries: surely that will require a full reinstall of Windows to get back the *good* entries. When I click on the Registry option, there's a long list of items checked. Do I want to leave all those check marks as is or should I uncheck some?

If Windows Defender really does the decent job that Ztruker says, then I suppose I'm fine with leaving it as my main AV program; I simply can't spare the money to buy an AV program right now. (I also have the free MalwareBytes, which I use to sniff newly downloaded files.)

The thing that baffles me most about my WiFi problem is its intermittent nature. Why do some of these repair steps work but only for a few minutes or hours?

 

Network protocol missing - keep losing wifi since windows 10 upgrade

Hi Guys

Thank you for your suggestions.

I uninstalled the network adapter and restarted.

This did not work.

Then I tried step 6 suggested by Banonymy above. This was promising as I ended up with wifi for quite some time but then the same thing happened. I lost wifi and had to go back through the troubleshooting steps over and over again.

When the problem is found and resolved it appears to be that:

"the windows wireless service is not running on this computer"

I would be grateful for any more suggestions.

T