Question My Wifi keeps disconnecting

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So I'm using a 866.7mbps Wi-Fi adapter and recently I started powering off my computer at night and about a week has gone by and everything's been fine except for 2 days ago when I would load into a game with my friends and that would be fine and then we would load into a match and then my Wi-Fi would disconnect and then I go back to lobby reset the adapter and the Wi-Fi's back and my PC stays connected until I load into another match and it disconnects again. When I'm not playing something that requires a lot of internet my PC is fine but when I start playing games that use a lot of network is when it disconnects. (And for those wondering, allow the computer to turn off this device to save power is turned off) Outside of a fan on the top of my case which isn't obstructing the adapter there's nothing else that would be obstructing it.
 
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Ralston18

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How do you/did you power off the computer?

Update your post to include full system hardware specs and OS information.

Make and model modem? Make and model router? (Or modem/router if combined.)

Run "ipconfig /all" (without quotes) via the Command Prompt.

Post the full results. (You should be able to copy and paste the full results without needing to retype everything.)
 
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How do you/did you power off the computer?

Update your post to include full system hardware specs and OS information.

Make and model modem? Make and model router? (Or modem/router if combined.)

Run "ipconfig /all" (without quotes) via the Command Prompt.

Post the full results. (You should be able to copy and paste the full results without needing to retype everything.)
I lock my PC and click the power icon and turn it off that way.
Router:TP-Link AX5400
Wi-Fi adapter: TP-LINK Archer T4U AC1300
Specs:
Ryzen 5 5600
B450 Steel Legend
16gb 2667MHz
ASRock RX6600 8GB
Samsung 970 500GB EVO
WD Blue 2TB 7200RPM
EVGA 600W 80+white
Windows 10 Pro
The weird thing is that after about 30-60 minutes my Wi-Fi works perfectly fine. And when I get a chance I'll go to Command Prompt and run the command.
 
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Sounds like you are using a front panel USB port. As an experiment, move to a rear panel port to see if performance improves.
My PC needs to do a security update which might be causing my issue but originally my adapter was plugged into the back of my computer but the problem is there's pipes in the wall and I have two monitors and so my Wi-Fi would disconnect like every 10 minutes because my adapter wasn't receiving a clear signal otherwise it would be plugged into my motherboard. I appreciate the thought though.
 

Ralston18

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@Voidseeker_1

This Wifi adapter?

https://www.tp-link.com/us/home-net...WXww&cjevent=5266c008993411ef812d01760a82b82c

Feel the adapter before use. Then carefully keep checking the adapter to determine if it is getting warmer and even hot when in use. Especially during gaming.

= = = =

I will add the suggestion to use a USB extension cable to move the adapter up and away from whatever USB port is being used.

Just a little bit of movement may improve transmission and/or reception.

And also help to keep the adapter cooler.
 
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@Voidseeker_1

This Wifi adapter?

https://www.tp-link.com/us/home-net...WXww&cjevent=5266c008993411ef812d01760a82b82c

Feel the adapter before use. Then carefully keep checking the adapter to determine if it is getting warmer and even hot when in use. Especially during gaming.

= = = =

I will add the suggestion to use a USB extension cable to move the adapter up and away from whatever USB port is being used.

Just a little bit of movement may improve transmission and/or reception.

And also help to keep the adapter cooler.
The adapter isn't that warm.
 
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Hey there,

Are all of your system drivers up to date? Including wi-fi/lan

Have you used a third-party app like TCPOptimizer to optimize your network?

What is the current bios on your mobo? You can use CPU-z to determine this.
Checked and all are up to date and I have no third-party software. I'm thinking my security update may have fixed the problem but I'm not entirely sure yet