Windows 10: Wireless Adapter Range

Hello again.

I had recently stumbled upon a quite unfortunate problem with my Laptop's Wireless Adapter. My laptop kept disconnecting from the network. Recently I discovered why that is. When I move close to the Wifi Router, the network does not disconnect, however, moving away from it ensues the disconnections. This of course just means that my Wifi Router is out of my laptop's range. The thing is this disconnection problem only surfaced after I swapped out my laptop's HDD for an SSD. Before, I had literally zero problems in this manner.

My Wifi connection was stable even when I was a few rooms away from my router. Now I have to stay in the same room as it and that is not that great since it's really uncomfortable sitting near the Wifi Router because of where the router is located. So I am looking for a permanent fix to this problem. I have already posted about this before on this website and gotten responses. But now that I know what the problem is better I am reposting about it. Is the problem a faulty wireless adapter or can I fix this problem myself without replacing my adapter? Some kind of effect the SSD may be having on my laptop maybe?

Thank you so much for your time. Really apologize for any inconvenience my posts may be causing and I hope you let me know if you know of any solution to this problem.

PS: I would like to clarify that the amount of time the Wifi connection stays on before disconnecting vastly varies. It may stay on for hours sometimes and mere seconds other times.

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Wireless Adapter not working

Hi Nabil,

Thank you for keeping us updated on this query. We will assist you in resolving your issue.

Method 1:

Step 1: Update network adapter driver from the device manager by following the steps below and check if the issue is resolved.

• Press Windows key + X keys on the keyboard and click on
  Device Manager from the options.
• Expand the Network adapters from the options.
• Right click on the wireless network card and select Update option.
• Restart the computer and check if the changes are effective.

Step 2: If the issue persist, I suggest you to uninstall the network adapter driver from the device manager by following the steps below and check if the issue is resolved.

• Press Windows key + X keys on the keyboard and click on
  Device Manager from the options.
• Expand the Network adapters from the options.
• Right click on the wireless network card and select Uninstall.
• Restart the computer for automatic installation of network adapters and check if the changes are effective.

Hope this helps !



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Thank you.

 

Windows Wireless Display Adapter-not connecting anymore

Hello Phillip,

Did you notice any changes on your PC prior to the issue? I suggest that you follow the steps outlined in this support article:
Troubleshooting Wireless Display Adapters.

Since updating drivers did not work, in addition, you can try to reset the Wireless Adapter.

1. On the adapter, press and hold the reset button for 10 seconds.
2. When the message " Ready to connect "shows, open the
   Action Center.
3. Select Connect, and in the list of displays, select
   Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter.

Please respond to this thread to let me know how the issue progresses. Similarly, if you have more questions, please inform me by replying to this post.

 

wireless display adapter firmware update

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

To better understand the query, please answer the following questions:

1. What is the make and model of the wireless adapter?

2. Are you referring to updating the Wireless display adapter?

If so, I would suggest you to visit the manufacturer's website and check if there are any updates available.

However, you can try the steps below and check if you are able to update it manually from the computer.

1. Press Windows key + R.

2. Type devmgmt.msc and press enter.

3. If the wireless display adapter is listed, expand it.

4. Right click on the driver and check for updates.

Let us know the result.