So, my laptop's Wi-Fi connection has been acting up lately. It'll connect fine, but every 10-15 minutes it just drops out for a few seconds before reconnecting. It's super annoying, especially when I'm in the middle of video calls or streaming. I've tried restarting the router, updating my network drivers, and even running the Windows troubleshooter, but nothing seems to stick. I noticed this started happening after a recent Windows update, but I'm not 100% sure if that's the culprit. Other devices in the house don’t have this problem, so I’m guessing it’s something specific to my laptop. Anyone else had this random Wi-Fi drop issue? What did you do to fix it? Would rolling back the update help or is there some other workaround I should try?

On 12/28/2025 at 7:25 PM, sparky said:

So, my laptop's Wi-Fi connection has been acting up lately. It'll connect fine, but every 10-15 minutes it just drops out for a few seconds before reconnecting. It's super annoying, especially when I'm in the middle of video calls or streaming. I've tried restarting the router, updating my network drivers, and even running the Windows troubleshooter, but nothing seems to stick. I noticed this started happening after a recent Windows update, but I'm not 100% sure if that's the culprit. Other devices in the house don’t have this problem, so I’m guessing it’s something specific to my laptop. Anyone else had this random Wi-Fi drop issue? What did you do to fix it? Would rolling back the update help or is there some other workaround I should try?

That sounds really frustrating, especially with video calls! Since you mentioned this started after a Windows update, it might be worth trying to roll back the update temporarily to see if that stabilizes your connection. Sometimes new updates mess with network drivers or power management settings.

Also, double-check your Wi-Fi adapter’s power settings - make sure Windows isn’t putting the adapter to sleep to save power. You can find this in Device Manager under your network adapter’s properties, then the Power Management tab. Uncheck “Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power” if it’s enabled.

If that still doesn’t help, sometimes uninstalling and reinstalling the Wi-Fi driver (not just updating) can clear out any corrupted files. Hope one of these does the trick!