Windows 10: Windows 10 Wifi not automatically connecting after restart (Solution)

Hi there!


For a very long time now, I had this persistent issue that my wifi would never automatically reconnect to my router after a restart, or cold bootup. I had to manually click on my wifi and reconnect it every time after a restart, or I had to disable wifi and enable it again, in order for my wifi to connect. This started happening a good while ago after some major Windows10 update (maybe fall creators?). Before the update I didn't encounter this issue.


I finally found the solution for this issue, which, btw., is very odd and noteworthy that Microsoft should look into this issue further, because its not normal.


The solution was:

1. Go to device manager
2. go to network adapters
3. now deactivate ALL WAN Miniport entries. If you can't see them, go to "view" and click "show hidden devices".
4. I also uninstalled "Microsoft kernel debug network adapter", which shouldn't even be there in the first place.

My wifi now automatically connects to my router everytime after a restart, like it used to do before the Windows10 update long time ago.


Hope this helps some of you.

Cheers!

:)

 

Windows 10 not automatically connecting (I've read other solutions)


Okay, I'm having an interesting issue. A desktop that was upgraded from Windows 7 64bit to Windows 10 64bit using the normal upgrade path. I forgot to uninstall my internet security software (Comodo) so I had to fight the "no wifi after upgrade" issue. I got that resolved by following the steps others have found.

However, now my wifi is not saving the password nor is it remembering the "Connect Automatically" settings. That is, I uncheck the box for all other available connections, (even the one I want to automatically connect to eventually), but after reboot, the box is checked again.

Solutions I've tried.
1. Uninstall the wifi adapter in Device Manager. Unplug device. Reboot to Windows 10 desktop. Plug adapter back into the USB slot. Setup wifi connection with automatically connect checked. Reboot and no automatic connection.
2. In Manage WiFi Settings, remove any "known networks" from the list. The Forget button is not available in the popup list from the tasktray. Reboot. Reset. Reboot and no automatic connection.

Are there any other tricks I may try that I've missed in my search?

 

Laptop unable to automatically connect to university wifi


Hello,

as the Title says, ever since upgrading to windows 10, my laptop will not automatically connect to my university wifi. It simply says (translated from german) "connection to this network is impossible".
to bypass this issue i have to go to the "known networks" list and make my laptop forget the university wifi network.
after that i can manually connect to the wifi and it prompts me to type in my id and pass as it is supposed to, then it logs me in. It is (obviously) a public network, so i suppose its got to do something with security settings, but i didnt find anything that would seem to solve the issue.
things ive tried:

• change frequency of 802.11 to 20MHz only (from automatically).
• enable FIPS encryption.
• Update my network adapters drivers.
• manually type in the id and pw in the specific networks settings

the thing is, when i had win7 on this laptop it would always autoconnect to this network, it only happened after installing win10.

edit: fixed typo in title

 

Solution to my wifi cant connect

Hello Jay,

To better assist you with your concern, I'd like to know the following:

• Confirm which build is currently installed on your device. To check, follow the steps below:

1. Press Windows key + R, then type in winver.
2. Click OK.

• What is the make and model of your laptop?
• Were there any recent changes made prior to this issue?
• Have you tried connecting to another WiFi connection or hotspot? You can use your phones to create a hotspot and check if your laptop can connect to it.

Meanwhile, I'd recommend performing the steps in this article to troubleshoot network connections issues
in Windows 10.

Looking forward to your response.

Regards.