The most annoying issue of internet experience continues to be WIFI connectivity. There are 100s of Tips on the internet for some complex problems but for a home user THESE 4 tips ARE ENOUGH to optimize wireless settings - they worked for me so I am sharing them! If your Windows 8 or 10 is showing 'Limited WiFi connectivity or 'No Internet Access' the following steps will help you repair and troubleshoot the situation.
Assuming you have performed previous check, resetting TCP/IP stack is the next step. TCP/IP settings can easily be reset or Auto tuned through the Microsoft Windows very own Net Shell utility (netsh.exe). Have a look at the procedures below for the practical implication of this utility.
Click Search icon on the Charms bar and type 'Command Prompt' in the 'Search' box, Right click the search result and choose to Run as administrator
Type the command NETSH INT IP RESET C:\RESTLOG.TXT
and press Enter key
Assuming you have performed previous check, open up Device Manger and within it Network Adapter, right click the wireless adapter you are using then click on Properties, you will have the option to turn off power saving in the power management tab.
The self fix utility takes care of fixing Windows setting for optimum internet
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/299357/how-to-reset-tcp-ip-by-using-the-netshell-utility
Most of the times these 4 steps will resolve your issue.
1) Check Windows Update -
Check if you have disabled automatic windows update for some reason. MS Windows update solve the known issues to disabling update defeats the purpose. If there are any pending Wireless or Network related Windows Update download the updates and install them and check they solve the issue.2) Reset TCP/IP Stack and Auto tuning
Assuming you have performed previous check, resetting TCP/IP stack is the next step. TCP/IP settings can easily be reset or Auto tuned through the Microsoft Windows very own Net Shell utility (netsh.exe). Have a look at the procedures below for the practical implication of this utility.
Click Search icon on the Charms bar and type 'Command Prompt' in the 'Search' box, Right click the search result and choose to Run as administrator
Type the command NETSH INT IP RESET C:\RESTLOG.TXT
and press Enter key
3) Try Disabling Power Saving Mode -
Assuming you have performed previous check, open up Device Manger and within it Network Adapter, right click the wireless adapter you are using then click on Properties, you will have the option to turn off power saving in the power management tab.
4) You can also download & try fix using Microsoft Fixit utility
The self fix utility takes care of fixing Windows setting for optimum internet
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/299357/how-to-reset-tcp-ip-by-using-the-netshell-utility
Most of the times these 4 steps will resolve your issue.
