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Right, so I have this wireless adapter - Edimax EW-7811UN Wireless 802.11b/g/n 150Mbps Nano USB Adaptor: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories
On Windows 7 I plug it in, install the EDIMAX driver and have no problems.
On Windows 8 I plug it in and it works WITHOUT the need for the EDIMAX driver, I just confirm the network key etc and it runs. HOWEVER every 15 minutes or so my connection speed will come come crashing to a halt as if the adapter is struggling to get signal. Pages refuse to load, not even my local Belkin router settings page (192.168.2.1). So I installed the EDIMAX drivers and restarted, again the same thing is happening, no difference.
This is driving me crazy, I dual boot W7 and as soon as I switch to work on W7 I have no problems. It's not my connection or anything like that as W7 works fine for hours at a time (like it used to when I only had W7 installed)
Can anyone please help me sort this out?? is it a know W8 problem?? Can I disable W8 from controlling my wireless and let the EDIMAX driver take over?
HELP
On Windows 7 I plug it in, install the EDIMAX driver and have no problems.
On Windows 8 I plug it in and it works WITHOUT the need for the EDIMAX driver, I just confirm the network key etc and it runs. HOWEVER every 15 minutes or so my connection speed will come come crashing to a halt as if the adapter is struggling to get signal. Pages refuse to load, not even my local Belkin router settings page (192.168.2.1). So I installed the EDIMAX drivers and restarted, again the same thing is happening, no difference.
This is driving me crazy, I dual boot W7 and as soon as I switch to work on W7 I have no problems. It's not my connection or anything like that as W7 works fine for hours at a time (like it used to when I only had W7 installed)
Can anyone please help me sort this out?? is it a know W8 problem?? Can I disable W8 from controlling my wireless and let the EDIMAX driver take over?
HELP
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8 Consumer 8400
- CPU
- i5
- Memory
- 8gb
- Graphics Card(s)
- 6850