Wifi keeps dropping and going "limited" on windows 8.1

Needler

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My wifi drops all the time, if it does drop i have to unplug my "NETGEAR WNDA3100v2 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter" out of my computer, and plug it back in.

Once it does that it'll work again for 2-15mins. I have noticed it'll work ALOT longer maybe 15-45 mins if im playing a video game actively online, (arma 3 life server) Anyone know what I might have to do??

I have disabled the sleep on the adapter already.. And tried a few other things i'm to the point now where I just want to throw this computer out my window, rip the hard drive open with my teeth and throw it at the cat next door.
 

Pooneil

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Apr 15, 2013
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Seems like a terrible waste of a hard drive. Just find something else to throw at the cat while you reload the driver.

Other than that, my solution for finicky parts like that is to buy a replacement from a store with a good return policy and see if it solves the connectivity issue. Once the relatively inexpensive parts are out of warranty, I just don't mess with trouble shooting hardware faults as a first line to solving computer problems because if the part is at fault, there is nothing I can do to fix it anyway. (Your definition or "relatively inexpensive" may vary.)