Windows 10: Windows Update screwed up Wi-Fi card/settings?

The other day my PC was functioning completely normally, zero issues whatsoever.

I was prompted to update on shutdown for the night, so I did as normal. The next day I start up my PC and suddenly it won't connect to my 5Ghz connection. The connection is detected just fine, and on bootup it will connect once for about 10 seconds with no internet activity before completely dropping. After that, it won't connect again. It tries to for a few seconds before saying 'Cannot connect to this network.' All other devices in my house (smartphones, tablets, consoles, etc.) connect absolutely fine to my 5Ghz with zero issues. All function at appropriate speeds.

My PC will still detect and connect to my 2.4Ghz flawlessly, but it's half of the speed I normally work with and I install/uninstall large games regularly.

Since this happened I've tried the following with no positive results:

• Restarting the PC
• Updating the drivers of my Wi-Fi card (Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168)
• Installing old versions of drivers
• Forgetting the network and trying to reconfigure it
• Resetting all network adapter settings via 'Reset Network' in Windows settings
• Uninstalling the Wi-Fi card and rebooting to cleanly install drivers
• Reverting to a system restore point automatically made a week before the update
• Reinstalling the update

Short of a clean install of Windows as a whole (which I don't want to do) I have no idea what to try next, and I'm getting to the end of my rope patience wise. None of my other devices are having an issue, so I'm confident this is a Windows issue.

Any help or insight would be really appreciated. I wish something as simple as installing an update didn't have so much potential to be frustrating.

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Windows 10 and no wi-fi

Hi Joachim,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. Appreciate your interest in using Windows 10.

I would suggest you to follow the methods below:

Method 1: Run the Hardware and Device troubleshooter by following the steps below:

• Click on the Start button, and type “Troubleshooting” on the search bar.
• Click on troubleshooting, then click on “Hardware and sound”.
• Under Hardware and sound, click on “hardware and devices”.
• A pop-up will appear, click on the “Next” button and your hardware troubleshooting will start.

Method 2: The issue may occur if the drivers for Wi-fi are not installed or updated. I suggest you to install/update the latest version for Wi-fi drivers by following the steps below.

• Press ‘windows key + R’ and type ‘devmgmt.msc’ and press Enter.
• Expand ‘Network adapter’ and right click on Wi-fi driver and select update.

Hope the information is helpful. Feel free to
write to us for any other assistance with Windows, we’ll be glad to assist you.

 

wi fi not working on windows 10

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. Appreciate your interest in using Windows 10.

I would suggest you to follow the methods below:

Method 1: Run the Hardware and Device troubleshooter by following the steps below:

• Click on the Start button, and type “Troubleshooting” on the search bar.
• Under Hardware and sound, click on “hardware and devices”.
• A pop-up will appear, click on the “Next” button and your hardware troubleshooting will start.

Method 2: The issue may occur if the drivers for Wi-fi are not installed or updated. I suggest you to install/update the latest version for Wi-fi drivers by following the steps below.

• Press ‘windows key + R’ and type ‘devmgmt.msc’ and press Enter.
• Expand ‘Network adapter’ and right click on Wi-fi driver and select update.

Hope the information is helpful. Feel free to
write to us for any other assistance with Windows, we’ll be glad to assist you.

 

No Wi-Fi Settings

I recently purchase a computer with Window 10. It was a refurbished unit. However, there is not listing for Wi-Fi in Windows period. It is not listed in network settings.

How do I connect to Wi-Fi with this system?

Estelle