9 Solutions to Fix Spotty Internet and Wi-Fi in Windows 10

Raza Ali Kazmi Internet & Technology, Windows 10

So you have just upgraded your computer to Windows 10, and it was an amazing experience until you turned off your computer.

When you switched it on after a few hours, the Internet speed has simply nosedived.

Why?

What could have gone wrong?

Is it the Internet connection? NO! It was working perfectly fine before the upgrade. So what now?

Don’t worry. Windows 10 often troubles users with a spotty Internet and slow Wi-Fi issue. Here are 9 different ways to tackle them.

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Solution 1: Update the Drivers

Update the drivers for the Ethernet card and the motherboard. The reason why we recommend this is because Windows 10 is designed in such a way that it works best with up-to-date drivers. So naturally, old and out-of-date drivers will lead to problems. Thus, the Network driver might be affected by that problem as well.

To solve this issue, just visit Microsoft’s website and search for compatible drivers. If you have recently purchased a motherboard, getting an up-to-date driver would be quite straightforward. Download it and update the driver.

Now restart the Internet connection. If this didn’t help then you might have to change the Network driver as well.

If you have an Intel Ethernet card installed, then you can check the list of drivers available on this website to download.

 

Solution 2: Uninstall Network Adapter

The next area you should turn to is the Network Adapter.Uninstall it’s driver and the reinstall it.

  1. Right-click This PC and select Properties.
  2. Select Device Manager from the left pane.
  3. Click the Display adapters category to collapse it.
  4. Right-click the Network adapter and select Update driver.

 

Solution 3: Check the Adapter Settings

Sometimes a fresh installation just messes up the Internet connection settings. Here is how you can fix them.

  1. Open the Control Panel.
  2. Click the Network and Internet category.
  3. Now click Network and Sharing Center and then click Change adapter settings from the pane on the left.
  4. Right click the active Internet connection and select Properties.
  5. Now look among the host of options available (check the screenshot below), and select both Internet Protocol Version 6 and Internet Protocol Version 4.
  6. Click OK.
Changing the Adapter settings

 

Solution 4: Update the Antivirus

If you have a VPN installed on your computer, get rid of it as it drains out the bandwidth of the network adapter considerably.

Antivirus

As stated above regarding the VPN, the same holds true for the antivirus software. Deselect any Internet bandwidth check option for the antivirus, and that should surely bring about a tangible improvement in the Internet’s performance.

 

Solution 5: Flush DNS

DNS stands for Domain Name System. It stores contents of the websites you access most frequently. Sometimes it’s data gets corrupt. Therefore going for a freshening of the data might help.

  1. Press Windows Key + R to bring up the Run dialog box.
  2. Now type in ipconfig /flushdns and press Enter.

 

Solution 6: Renew the IP

Sometimes there is an IP conflict between computers on the same Network. To troubleshoot this issue, release the IP address that your computer is using. You can do it by simply disabling and re-enabling the Internet connection. If this doesn’t work then you can choose the other route to do so, i.e. via the Command Prompt.

  1. Search for command prompt in the start menu.
  2. Right-click the most relevant search result and select Run as administrator.
  3. Type in ipconfig /release and hit Enter.
  4. Now type ipconfig /renew and hit Enter.

 

Solution 7: User supported Internet Fix for Windows 10

Some users have reported on the Microsoft Community that the following method resolved their Wi-Fi and Internet connection problem in Windows 10.

  1. Right-click This PC, select Properties.
  2. Select Device Manager from the pane on the left.
  3. Move to the Network adapters category and select the active Network adapter.
  4. Right-click it and select Properties.
  5. Click the Power Management tab.
  6. Deselect all checkboxes and click OK.

 

Solution 8: Restart the Router

Sometimes taking a step as simple as restarting the router can do the trick. If you have simply run out of ideas on why the Internet is acting up, restarting the router might solve the jinx.

 

Solution 9: Restart the PC

Finally, if you’ve simply run out of ideas, simply rebooting your computer might do the trick. Sometimes the solution is a pretty simple one, and this could be one of those scenarios.