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Windows 8 wifi limited
Windows 8 wifi limited




  • Check to see if your WiFi access point/ router is running the latest firmware.
  • If you are still having issues make sure to update Windows & see if there are any bios updates for your computer (check the manufactures site of your computer/ motherboard) as they may contain fixes to USB related issues.
  • Set USB selective suspend setting to Disabled (see the screenshot below).Īdditional notes if you are still experiencing issues:
  • Now go to your computers Power Options via the control panel and open the advanced settings.
  • In the tab Power Management, disable the option Allow the computer to turn off the device to save power.
  • Change the Selective Suspend option to disabled.
  • Change the Roaming Sensitivity to medium.
  • Go to device manager again, open the properties of the WiFi Adaptor.
  • Though this may fix some of the issues experienced with the Wifi Adaptor there are a few more tweaks to further stabilise it and help prevent disconnections happening randomly.
  • Restart your computer before continuing with the guide below.
  • The latest version of the driver should now be installed and should appear under the driver tab with the version 5.01.25.0.
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  • Select the Wifi ac driver and press next/OK on any prompts that appear.
  • Copy and paste this into the path (this is where that file installed the drivers earlier from mediatek): C:\ProgramData\Mediatek Driver\RT2870 Wireless LAN Card.
  • Select let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer.
  • Select Browse my computer for driver software.
  • Double click the Wifi Adapter to open the properties, click the driver tab and then press update driver.
  • Go to device manager (either type device manager in the search or find it via control panel), find the Wifi Adapter, it will be under ‘Network Adapters’ section of device manager.
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    Make sure to select driver only during the install.

  • Download, unzip and install the driver above.
  • The best driver to use are the ones direct from mediatek, I’ve made a short guide below on how to get them to install. These drivers may also work with the Netgear A6200, but I haven’t tested them. I have only tested this fix on Windows 10, by using the drivers and settings below I have managed to eliminate the constant issues I was having with the A6210 on Windows 10.

    windows 8 wifi limited

    The bundled drivers for the A6210 and the ones listed on Netgears site were giving me constant disconnects, saying my connection was limited or failing to connect at all.






    Windows 8 wifi limited