I'm running Windows 10 Pro on an older Dell desktop, and have had this problem from the start. I'm pretty sure the network adapter is just a chip or so on the motherboard, so my reference to an adapter 'card' may not be accurate.
I don't shut the computer down, just put it to sleep at night. Every now and then (2 or 3 weeks) it will wake up without access to the home network. It sees the network, displays the SSID, plenty of RSSI bars, but it just won't communicate. Restarting the computer always brings it back, no attention to the router is required, but of course this means a total computer restart, which is kind of a pain if I have left multiple files open to resume work on.
I've run the Windows adapter fix-it utility, but that never helps. Only shutting down and restarting brings things back to normal. Isn't there a way to do a hard restart on the adapter (only) without shutting down the system? Simply disabling and enabling does not do the job. All this isn't a big deal, but I'd appreciate any tips. Thanks!
I don't shut the computer down, just put it to sleep at night. Every now and then (2 or 3 weeks) it will wake up without access to the home network. It sees the network, displays the SSID, plenty of RSSI bars, but it just won't communicate. Restarting the computer always brings it back, no attention to the router is required, but of course this means a total computer restart, which is kind of a pain if I have left multiple files open to resume work on.
I've run the Windows adapter fix-it utility, but that never helps. Only shutting down and restarting brings things back to normal. Isn't there a way to do a hard restart on the adapter (only) without shutting down the system? Simply disabling and enabling does not do the job. All this isn't a big deal, but I'd appreciate any tips. Thanks!