Windows 10: Why wifi adapter blinking while computer is on sleep mode

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  1. Mehdi-he Win User

    Why wifi adapter blinking while computer is on sleep mode


    I realized that the wifi adapter is blinking blue light even when I put my computer on sleep mode. Does anyone knows why it is not deactivated? Is it possible that it is a security bridge?

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    Mehdi-he, Jul 13, 2023
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  2. kentosan Win User

    Wifi adapter disappears after sleep

    Thanks for replying.

    @spirit MS MVP - This is the reason wifi is disabled when the computer goes into sleep mode. When I untick the "Allow computer to turn off the device to save power" and place the computer into sleep mode, the wifi adapter disappears. If i recheck it, and
    put the computer to sleep, the wifi adapter does not get uninstalled.

    @Andre - First solution does not work because the adapter does not exist and is not listed in the Device Manager.

    Second solution doesnt work because the adapter is not listed in Troubleshooting. I tried troubleshooting all adapters and nothing was returned.

    Third solution again does not work because the adapter is not there to uninstall.

    The wireless driver/adapter disappears after restarting from sleep mode when the adapter's ""Allow computer to turn off device to save power" setting is unchecked.
     
    kentosan, Jul 13, 2023
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  3. Prevent sleep mode from turning off WiFi adapter?

    Just within the last week or two, so I'm guessing that a Windows 10 update is the culprit, when my laptop goes into sleep mode, which it does dozens of times throughout the day as I travel from account to account, Windows is not turning off the WiFi adaptor.
    Thus, every time I wake up the computer I have to either manually turn the WiFi off and on to get it to reconnect, and sometimes have to run network diagnostics to reestablish my connection. I've researched keeping the WiFi connection live in sleep mode, but
    there is no longer a Power Management tab for my WiFi adapter in Device Manager/Properties, so the solutions I've found aren't available to me. My laptop was definitely not behaving this week for the first several months I've had it, so I suspect there was
    an update that both eliminated the Power Management function at the WiFi adapter level and forced the WiFi shutoff in sleep mode as the default. This has become a serious pain. Any suggestions?
     
    rgarretson, Jul 13, 2023
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  4. Why wifi adapter blinking while computer is on sleep mode

    Prevent sleep mode from turning off WiFi adapter?

    Of course, the sentence I meant to type above should read "Windows IS turning off the WiFi adaptor." I don't know where that "not" came from. ...
     
    rgarretson, Jul 13, 2023
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