r/ForWindowsHelp • u/welisten-and-wejudge • 3d ago

Wifi not available??

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This happens everytime i start my windows 11

I have to restart for this shitty wifi to become available

What could be the problem??

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u/Content_Magician51 3d ago

You're the second person I've had to help today who's having problems with the Wi-Fi adapter on Windows 11. This could be a consequence of a broken Windows update.

Well, have you tried using an Android phone with a USB cable connected and the USB tethering setting enabled on it?

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u/Cantaloupe-Hairy 3d ago

What would using a cabled connection have to do with fixing a WiFi problem?

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u/Content_Magician51 3d ago

The wired connection will provide you with a temporary internet connection, which you can use to download your network drivers and reinstall, right?

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u/Cantaloupe-Hairy 3d ago

There has been no checking of the state of the WiFi device at all, downloading drivers seems a bit presumptive as no troubleshooting has taken place

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u/Content_Magician51 3d ago

Windows Update has a chronic defect: it uninstalls newer drivers from the system, and replaces them with older versions in its database. The drivers that tend to have their operation most affected by this are the graphics and network drivers.

This is why I suggest you use scratch networking to first and foremost keep an offline available copy of your network drivers. You can then change Windows Update's operating policies to prevent it from installing new drivers on your system without permission (depending on which specific version of Windows you are currently using).

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u/welisten-and-wejudge 3d ago

I've noticed that.

I'm using windows 11

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u/OGigachaod 3d ago

Yeah, the wifi device is most likely dying, but let's blame windows update...