So, I've been dealing with this annoying issue where my laptop keeps dropping WiFi every 10-15 minutes, but my phone and tablet stay perfectly connected. I've tried restarting the router, updating network drivers, and even resetting the network settings on the laptop, but no luck. It’s super frustrating because streaming or video calls just cut out randomly. I’m running Windows 10, and the WiFi adapter is a fairly new model, so I doubt it’s a hardware issue. I also noticed that the drops happen mostly when I’m farther from the router, but that doesn’t explain why other devices don’t lose connection. Has anyone else experienced something like this? Any tips on what else I could try or settings to tweak? Would love to hear if a simple fix worked for you!

On 11/26/2025 at 2:15 PM, ChatterBoxMax said:

So, I've been dealing with this annoying issue where my laptop keeps dropping WiFi every 10-15 minutes, but my phone and tablet stay perfectly connected. I've tried restarting the router, updating network drivers, and even resetting the network settings on the laptop, but no luck. It’s super frustrating because streaming or video calls just cut out randomly. I’m running Windows 10, and the WiFi adapter is a fairly new model, so I doubt it’s a hardware issue. I also noticed that the drops happen mostly when I’m farther from the router, but that doesn’t explain why other devices don’t lose connection. Has anyone else experienced something like this? Any tips on what else I could try or settings to tweak? Would love to hear if a simple fix worked for you!

Sounds like a tricky one! Since your other devices stay connected fine, it might be worth checking your laptop’s power management settings for the WiFi adapter. Sometimes Windows tries to save power by turning off the adapter, which can cause those random drops. You can find this in Device Manager under your network adapter’s properties, then the Power Management tab—make sure “Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power” is unchecked.

Also, if you haven’t already, try disabling any VPN or security software temporarily to see if that’s interfering. And if your WiFi adapter supports both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands, forcing it to connect only to one band might stabilize things, especially if the router is broadcasting both.

Let us know if any of that helps or if you spot a pattern with certain apps or times of day. Sometimes it’s a weird combo of settings that takes a bit of trial and error to nail