Windows 10: WiFi disconnection /download speed reaches 0 upon lid close

Hey Everyone!

I have a HP pavilion ab221tx laptop. The wifi chipset inside it is a realtek rtl8723BE. I am noticing that download speeds immediately reach zero upon lid close & may be the laptop's wifi also disconnects. By the time I open the lid and the display turns on,the wifi would have got connected.

I googled a lot but was unable to figure out if it's an OS issue/os build issue/setting issue.

I have tried things like
*reintalling the driver from oem site & also updating it
*disabling power saving options of the wifi adapter".
*tweaking advanced settings in power plans (ensured wireless adapter performance is set to maximum in all power plans)


I am facing this issue since the last three days. I remember installing certain apps like PC Remote(Beta) & WIN-Remote Control, which enable you to make your android smartphone's touchscreen act like a laptop's touchpad. While doing this , I came across an article where they suggested to enable "wake on magic packet" in the advanced tab of LAN adapter properties. I just went there to check if it was enabled or not but I found it to be enabled (ideal setting as suggested). Thereafter I had changed none of the settings.

I have since uninstalled all those "pc control softwares/ reinstalled those wifi and lan adapters/re-enabled maximum performance of the network adapter in power plans/disabled sleep "do nothing" on lid close & re-unchecked allow the computer to turn off this device to save power but still face this wifi disconnection issue upon lid close. I really do not understand what went wrong!

Is it likely that these softwares would have caused the issue? How can I fix it?

:)

 

wifi disconnects upon lid closing after windows 10 upgrade

I have the same issue with my HP laptop. "Close lid" settings are set to "Do Nothing" and whenever I close the lid the wifi shuts down, even when I have an external monitor connected (while streaming)

If I leave the lid open the wifi never disconnects.

Huge PIA when downloading large files.

This was never an issue before win10. I have been dealing with this for almost a year.

 

Wifi drops when closing laptop lid whilst projecting to external display.

I connect my laptop to my tv with hdmi, once I plug the hdmi cable and connect it to the tv its fine with wifi working, but once I close the laptop lid the wifi disconnects, I used to use the internet as the lid is down whilst projecting to the tv screen,
and even when the hdmi isn't connected I would close the lid and I would come back to my laptop at a later time with all my downloads running smoothly with no wifi disconnects, now I have to pull the screen back to use the internet, I don't want the screen
to be up physically, my settings are fine, this wasn't an issue a while back so I'm sure with recent updates from Microsoft they broke the option to close the lid whilst connected to an external screen and keeping wifi on, please fix this Microsoft.

 

Hi, searching offers a few interesting thoughts:
Wireless drops when closing laptop lid
- physical design flaw in laptop affects signal

Solved: Wireless disconnects when laptop lid is closed - TOSHIBA FORUMS
Uninstall a utility that came with the laptop
Then they uninstall the Toshiba Eco Utility program and it fix my problem.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/w...e-52f6f20d9a73
- check Method 2 setting

Hope those help or give some ideas. You can also check with your laptop manufacturer and forum.

I can't comment on the software you installed or those particular programs.