Slow wifi

scott7saunders

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Hi,

I have a few laptops on the house and a very fast Internet connection however the windows 8 machine is connecting at a slower speed than both a windows 7 or xp machine.

I have updated the drivers for the wifi to the latest windows 8 one via the manufacturers website however or had both made a difference.

To put it into perspective, the windows 7 machine is running at 70mb via wireless and the windows 8 seems capped at 30mb again via wireless.

Anyone able to offer some information and a solution please?

Thanks

Scott
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel Core i7
    Memory
    12GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 840M 2GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio (Beats Audio)
    Screen Resolution
    1080P
    Hard Drives
    1GB hybrid HHD
    Internet Speed
    152MB
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows 8 standard
Have you undate other drivers - Chipset, Network etc?
And are you using the built-in wifi software or a third party?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    CP
all other drivers are fully updated yet still the machine is lower on wireless that a 6 year old laptop various iOS & Android devices.

Going to install windows 7 on a new partition and see what that's like ? speed is very important to me when working from home.

I have currently got the machine plugged into the router using a Ethernet cable and its flying...seriously...

Just downloaded a 4GB ISO image of Windows 7 Home Premium 64 in less that 90 seconds..
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel Core i7
    Memory
    12GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 840M 2GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio (Beats Audio)
    Screen Resolution
    1080P
    Hard Drives
    1GB hybrid HHD
    Internet Speed
    152MB
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows 8 standard
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