computer disconnects from internet after not in use
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Buy a usb WiFi dongle and give that a try instead. Disable the one you use right now, using device manager
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Or try using a mobile as a remote hotspot, see if it disconnects ....
I'm on a works hp laptop.
Each morning, it is disconnected from the internet, and can only be restarted with a "hard restart" (press power button then a few seconds later, press power button again).
Quite a few of our laptops are having this problem.
Our IT dept reckon Windows rolled an update out a couple of weeks ago which, even after installing, sticks itself into a reinstall loop and kills the system in a variety of different ways (very sluggish performance, fan running at full chat, disconnecting internet, and more).
They say I have to leave my laptop with them, for them to effect a fix.
I don't have huge faith that they really know the root cause, and how to solve it properly; more a case of chuck a few fiddles at it, and hope one solves the symptoms. For a while, anyway.
I'll post back, if they find anything that tallies with any issues/solutions more widely reported.
Each morning, it is disconnected from the internet, and can only be restarted with a "hard restart" (press power button then a few seconds later, press power button again).
Quite a few of our laptops are having this problem.
Our IT dept reckon Windows rolled an update out a couple of weeks ago which, even after installing, sticks itself into a reinstall loop and kills the system in a variety of different ways (very sluggish performance, fan running at full chat, disconnecting internet, and more).
They say I have to leave my laptop with them, for them to effect a fix.
I don't have huge faith that they really know the root cause, and how to solve it properly; more a case of chuck a few fiddles at it, and hope one solves the symptoms. For a while, anyway.
I'll post back, if they find anything that tallies with any issues/solutions more widely reported.
Update:
at a meeting yesterday (outside of my organisation) one of the attendees was discussing similar recent issues with me.
His thoughts were that it was Microsoft playing silly buggers, deliberately sabotaging Windows 10 users to precipitate their "upgrading" to Windows 11 (in the same way that Apple were accused of (did?) throttle back older iPhones, to forced people to upgrade).
His issues all stopped, as soon as he'd installed Windows 11, and it's been stable and fuss-free since, he said.
at a meeting yesterday (outside of my organisation) one of the attendees was discussing similar recent issues with me.
His thoughts were that it was Microsoft playing silly buggers, deliberately sabotaging Windows 10 users to precipitate their "upgrading" to Windows 11 (in the same way that Apple were accused of (did?) throttle back older iPhones, to forced people to upgrade).
His issues all stopped, as soon as he'd installed Windows 11, and it's been stable and fuss-free since, he said.
meanwhile, back on planet earth...
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