I have two wifi adapters i have been trying to get to work consistently with no luck for several days now. One had been working fine for a few weeks, then it stopped, i tried switching, and that one worked for half a day, then it stopped. Once it stops working the connection is 'limited' but works fine on other machines, or it says it is connected in settings but Chrome says it isn't online. So i wanted to try to install a different driver, having read that this can often be the solution.
But in both cases, there is no old driver to roll back to, and when i try to tell Windows to load a driver i've downloaded or have on a disc, it says, no, the one it already has is 'up to date', and it won't do it.
Is there some way to dig around in the system to get rid of the driver it claims is better so i can try another one?
I tried the suggestion in a Dell troubleshooting article - How to Fix Limited Wi-Fi Connectivity Issue in Windows 8.1 | Dell Netherlands Antilles/Curaçao
of going to the command prompt and changing the TCP parameters. Then the wifi worked for a while, but it stopped. I plugged in the ethernet cable and surfed that way for a while. Then i unplugged it, and the wifi is working. But if the pattern of the last few days continues, that won't last long. It seems like some background thing keeps resetting, and i don't know how to make it stop.
I went and shut off Automatic Updates after reading what other people have said about Microsoft supplied drivers.
How can i surgically remove a driver?
But in both cases, there is no old driver to roll back to, and when i try to tell Windows to load a driver i've downloaded or have on a disc, it says, no, the one it already has is 'up to date', and it won't do it.
Is there some way to dig around in the system to get rid of the driver it claims is better so i can try another one?
I tried the suggestion in a Dell troubleshooting article - How to Fix Limited Wi-Fi Connectivity Issue in Windows 8.1 | Dell Netherlands Antilles/Curaçao
of going to the command prompt and changing the TCP parameters. Then the wifi worked for a while, but it stopped. I plugged in the ethernet cable and surfed that way for a while. Then i unplugged it, and the wifi is working. But if the pattern of the last few days continues, that won't last long. It seems like some background thing keeps resetting, and i don't know how to make it stop.
I went and shut off Automatic Updates after reading what other people have said about Microsoft supplied drivers.
How can i surgically remove a driver?
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- windows 8.1 pro