Notacord,
You are correct that through process of elimination, you’ll be able to tell which programs and/or drivers might be causing your issue.
As far as disabling anything, you’ll be doing that in the Services tab of System Configuration and then in the Startup tab of Task Manager. Take a look at the
How to perform a clean boot in Windows page for more details and step by step instructions.
If you’re determined to create a task to connect to your network, you can do that but keep in mind that it’ll only be a band aid on the underlying issue. The correct way to deal with this is to find the cause of the issue and fix that. With that said, here’s how you’d accomplish creating a task to connect:
1. Go into Task Scheduler.
2. Select Create Basic Task.
3. Give your task a name.
4. Set the task to start when the computer starts.
5. Set the task to start a program.
6. In the Program/script field, type in
netsh.exe
7. In the Add arguments field, type in
wlan connect name=yournetworkname
Depending on what your underlying issue is, you may need to set a delay. If you find that the connection is failing, try giving the task a delay of 1 minute to give enough time for drivers to load. You can do this by going back into the created task and editing it. The option for the delay is under the Triggers tab.
Mike
Windows Outreach Team – IT Pro
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