Windows 10: Upgraded from win 7 to win 10, now wired internet keeps dropping.

Laptop model Acer Aspire V3-571G Troubleshooting error detected: "The default gateway is not available." - it gets fixed everytime but 10 minutes later it needs to be fixed again.

I've tried a lot of things I've found on the web to fix this and it still doesn't work. I'm 100% sure it's the OS and I don't know what to do, it's driving me crazy. It seems like every time it tries to connect something new to the internet (opening YT video, sending pictures via Discord, searching something on a new tab) or open something unrelated to the internet that somewhat strains the laptop a bit (opening a game) the connection to the internet goes down. This didn't happen yesterday before changing the OS.

I've tried a couple of things and none of them worked like unchecking the "allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" in the device manager, checking for updates via win 10 (no new updates) and a couple more things I don't recall now.

I wanted to install a new driver for my network adapter but the last update I found is from 2015. My laptop's network adapter is Broadcom NetLink (TM) Gigabit Ethernet. When troubleshooting finds the problem it says it fixes "the default gateway is not available" but a few minutes later if I do something that it doesn't like it disconnects again.

I'm thinking of downgrading back to 7 if I can't fix it as this in unacceptable for me to risk the connection being cut off like that while in a game/talking to someone. It's very annoying to have to troubleshoot every 5 min in the middle of a conversation. And that I the happy case the troubleshooter identifies the problem.

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is hardware OK (Win 7) for upgrade to windows 10

I think in one of the other PC with win 7 or win 8.1 I run media creators tools and in some step prompt/found graphics card not supported... for win 10. I didn't found alone reading specs of win 10, but the tool says me... after changed graphics card the tool said all OK and continued OK with upgrade... That I ask to reach this step in this current PC - win 7 - must be all OK for the upgrade? Or must continue to upgrade to show this?
and got to point

• UPGRADE this PC now
• Create media(DVD, USB stick, ISO)

is hardware OK (Win 7) for an upgrade to windows 10 for this PC???

 

is hardware OK (Win 7) for upgrade to windows 10

I think in one of the other PC with win 7 or win 8.1 I run media creators tools and in some step prompt/found graphics card not supported... for win 10. I didn't found alone reading specs of win 10, but
the tool says me... after changed graphics card the tool says all ok and continued ok... That I ask to reach this step in this current PC - win 7 - must be all ok for the upgrade? Or must continue to upgrade to show this?

and got to point

• UPGRADE this PC now
• Create media(DVD, USB stick, ISO)

is hardware OK (Win 7) for an upgrade to windows 10 for this PC???

 

Recommend hardware changes for upgrading from Win-7 to Win-10

Bree
I followed your suggestions (2nd Aug 19) for installing Win-10. Made the bootable flash drive successfully through the media creation tool. But when I attempted to upgrade and activate to Win-10 (64 bit) from within Win-7 (Pro-32 bit), I got the following error message:

Error # OxC1900101-Ox20017. " The installation failed in the SAFE_OS phase with an error during BOOT operation"

I read the diagnostics under this error number and carried out the proposed fixes, i.e. update Win-7, uninstall Malwarebyte antivirus, disconnect all external hardware, e.g. printer, scanner, external hard drives. I then tried to repeat the steps to do the upgrade through the Win-10 bootable flash drive as before. Got the same error message.
Appreciate any further comments and suggestions as to (a) what does a failure in the SAFE_OS during boot operation mean, (b) what can I do to solve it. Is this anything to do with the hardware in my computer? I listed these in my first posting above.
Thanks for any help