How to fix Wifi Limited connection issues in Windows 8

[adguglani]

My internet connection has some protection. For each device I use to run internet on, I have to log in to the network from the browser after connecting to Wifi.

I cannot access the Internet without logging into my network from the browser. In the status bar of my Windows 8 laptop, it shows a yellow triangle on the signal bars saying 'Limited.' I'm not able to log in to my internet from the browser. How do I fix this issue?

 

[Mwrobertson85]

My internet connection has some protection. For each device I use to run internet on, I have to log in to the network from the browser after connecting to Wifi.

I cannot access the Internet without logging into my network from the browser. In the status bar of my Windows 8 laptop, it shows a yellow triangle on the signal bars saying 'Limited.' I'm not able to log in to my internet from the browser. How do I fix this issue?

I had this exact problem when traveling with a hotels WiFi and nothing above worked and I found this:https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.virusresearch.org/no-internet-access-in-windows-8-limited-connectivity/&ved=0ahUKEwipspSA7qrMAhUFNhoKHSKmAu0QFggwMAU&usg=AFQjCNFPBj8A3c2WKYrIDKYrQRQNaxRE8g&sig2=R_vQvvJjg3BJ2t06yPCJIw

 

[Amitkv]

control panel/network and sharing center/ CLICK YOUR CONNECTED WIFI CONNECTION/wireless properties/security/CHANGE YOUR ENCRYPTION TYPE TO "TKIP"

PRESS OK. .. AND YOUR PROBLEM IS SOLVED.

 

[Happy_]

My internet connection has some protection. For each device I use to run internet on, I have to log in to the network from the browser after connecting to Wifi.

I cannot access the Internet without logging into my network from the browser. In the status bar of my Windows 8 laptop, it shows a yellow triangle on the signal bars saying 'Limited.' I'm not able to log in to my internet from the browser. How do I fix this issue?

 

[ALI_78635]

I found this helpful-i tried everything earlier but could not get any solution .....finally this video helped me change my limited access wifi to connected:
the link is :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp-9msEP6Vg

 

[bgruy99]

have you actually looked at the cause of this issue? Microsoft does not update the firmware in peoples wireless routers for them. Some of the wireless routers are out of spec, you can connect to them with a high speed wireless device and things work as expected until some low speed device connects, the router then drops down to the lowest speed device for all connections. It is often a simple update of the firmware of the router in many cases.
Or a better router, one with two radios. How can Microsoft provide a update for something like that? it is not a bug in the OS, it is not a bug device driver that is installed on windows. It is external to the OS and the PC

This is a problem that has had wide documentation across the web: windows 8 randomly drops wifi. Here is the best way to fix it:

right click the icon in the icon for wifi in the bottom right near calender. Click trubleshoot problems, and let it resolve itself. The trouble shooter should reset the wifi adapter, if it doesn't try again later. This should solve the problem.

Microsoft released windows 8 with this massive bug, but never responded with a single update, it was really disappointing.

I may have overreacted a little, but I have run this on brand new hardware with up to date firmware on all parts of the chain, and still had the problems. So I appreciate your advice, but I have found that it doesn't work. Also, I found that 8.1 doesn't have this problem, so I might suggest that. It is easy to upgrade.

 

[bgruy99]

it sounds very similar to problems I was having? would be idle overnight and I'd power my device up and be online. do whatever and then close out. when I would come back and power my device up and get on, it'd state that I'm not connected. that yellow triangle stating limited. I literally have to disconnect close out get back on and then connect again. weird thing is there is no rhyme or reason to it? sometimes, I have no problems thru the day. I figured it was some setting on my end pertaining to the power distribution of the device?

 

[Kanato_1]

Unplug from the source.Wait a bit then plug it back in.It will work again

 

[WRDeadman10]

just run this batch file as a administrator and see if it works https://goo.gl/8lRs7G

 

[sanoobka]

I got it resolved by following these steps.. (got lucky, i have to say after trying all the steps above it didn't worked for me).

Now it is working for me.
1 Open Network and Sharing Center ( right bottom of your screen, where u see the wifi is having limited connection with yellow warning sign)

2. Click on the Wi-Fi (YourWifiName) (Seen below
Access Type: Internet)
3. Click Wireless Properties
4. Security (Tab)
5. Change the encryption type (I changed it to TKIP from AES)
6 Ok.

It started to work immediately, no need to restart... Strange thing what I noticed is that once it connects.. i tried changing it back to AES... This time there was no issues it was working fine. (Strange.. but it worked)

I have disabled (Internet Protocol Version 6)

Also made sure in power management, i unchecked "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power"


Hope this helps

 

[julbmca]

control panel/network and sharing center/ CLICK YOUR CONNECTED WIFI CONNECTION/wireless properties/security/CHANGE YOUR ENCRYPTION TYPE TO "TKIP"

PRESS OK. .. AND YOUR PROBLEM IS SOLVED.

 

[julbmca]

Hi.
I have had this problem with every device I have ever had..., even now -with a Lenovo 16 RAM Laptop, even when there are 3 or 4 bars of Wifi showing, at certain places and certain times, it says 'Limited'.
However, although this is a Windows 8 laptop, I do NOT have the 'CONNECTED WIFI CONNECTION/wireless properties/security/CHANGE YOUR ENCRYPTION TYPE TO "TKIP"' at all.
I have searched in the computer for it, in the 'search' bar.
Do you have any other ways; it needs to be solved!... I note it is 4 years ago when you put this up.
Thanks,
Julian