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Title: Windows 10 / Wifi problems
Post by: Entwood on 14 December 2016, 11:23:05
I realise that if you are reading this, you probably don't have a problem, but if someone else does, or the problem occurs in the near future, this may help.


Windows 10 latest update is causing some problems, I've had at least 5 phone calls since the weekend. The details are here, along with 2 suggested "fixes"......   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38301548

Stupid BBC are publishing links to fix, and MS have created a patch to fix, however, if you can't connect to the internet because of the problem .............  :(  (DOH)

Thes "fixes" don't always work, especially on laptops for some reason, however another possibility, which, so far, has a 100% success rate for me is:

right click the windows logo bottom left, choose "Command prompt (admin)"
In the text box that opens up type :  netsh winsock reset
press enter:
Reboot system

Enjoy your fully working wifi connection  :)

Hope that helps anyone with the problem.
Title: Re: Windows 10 / Wifi problems
Post by: Viral_Jim on 14 December 2016, 16:43:36
Thanks Entwood. I have forwarded this on to Mrs 944 who seems to be getting this issue almost daily  :y

Do you know if the M$ patch is a good fix for this?
Title: Re: Windows 10 / Wifi problems
Post by: Entwood on 14 December 2016, 17:52:26
Thanks Entwood. I have forwarded this on to Mrs 944 who seems to be getting this issue almost daily  :y

Do you know if the M$ patch is a good fix for this?

mmmm .. simply .. no I don't know  !!

The fix I gave above has solved the problem and allowed folks to connect to the internet, windows 10 has then done another update - KB3206632 - which is supposedly the "fix" .. but the problem has already been solved, however, no-one, yet, has had a recurrence after the second update .... so together they seem to work !!

HTH !!
Title: Re: Windows 10 / Wifi problems
Post by: TD on 14 December 2016, 18:20:23
Thanks Entwood. I have forwarded this on to Mrs 944 who seems to be getting this issue almost daily  :y

Do you know if the M$ patch is a good fix for this?

mmmm .. simply .. no I don't know  !!

The fix I gave above has solved the problem and allowed folks to connect to the internet, windows 10 has then done another update - KB3206632 - which is supposedly the "fix" .. but the problem has already been solved, however, no-one, yet, has had a recurrence after the second update .... so together they seem to work !!

HTH !!

Yup, that got installed at some point today and works well  :y

However I didn't have a problem before the update  ;D
Title: Re: Windows 10 / Wifi problems
Post by: TheBoy on 14 December 2016, 18:42:34
MS have released a fix.  The temporary fix is restart (not shut down, and power back up).

You know if you're impacted, as you wont get a DHCP address when it plays up.  Its currently unclear if setting a static IP overcomes the issue until you get the fix for it.
Title: Re: Windows 10 / Wifi problems
Post by: Auto Addict on 15 December 2016, 07:32:56
No problems here, before or after the fix.
Title: Re: Windows 10 / Wifi problems
Post by: iansoutham on 17 December 2016, 21:15:56
My laptop was doing that. I ended up reinstalling an old driver which fixed the problem.