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'Limited' WiFi Connection on Windows 8 Computer

To give some context, the computer I am trying to fix is a Lenovo 10. It was running on windows 8.1, after the owner updated it to windows 10, they had a bluescreen. They then used a system restore ...
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Large files copy to NAS at 500 MB/s if indirectly routed via 2nd PC, but < 100MB/s if copied directly to NAS. How do I troubleshoot

I'm testing network reliability and found this anomaly, no idea how to troubleshoot it. The network is stripped down to (PC + 10G card) -> (10G switch) -> (file server with 10G card). The NAS and ...
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USB internet key stopped working on Windows 8.1

I have an USB internet key (Alcatel X200) that suddenly doesn't let me connect to internet anymore. The weird thing about it is that the key is detected by Windows, its interface connects ...
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How to tune Windows 8.1 for having maximum number of TCP connections?

I need to tune my windows 8.1 for a web scraper I am using thousands of threads for concurrent crawling For crawling process, i am using my own written c# HttpWebRequest using crawler However i am ...
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Accidentally forgot network, tried to reconnect. Taking too long to reconnect with CORRECT network key

I accidentally forgot my home network on my laptop while trying to forget a different one (I have Windows 8.1), and every time I try to reconnect using the positively correct network key, it gives me ...
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How to check if a Windows 8.1 PC ever connected to the Internet?

Is there a way to determine if Windows 8.1 was ever connected to the Internet by a wired connection? Maybe the event log can tell the story?
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Can't solve mysterious 20 seconds http delay

I read a few similar questions, but they seem to be always different somehow. The situation here is very puzzling: for a handful of websites, I get a roughly 20 seconds delay when requesting any page ...
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coming out of standby, no internet for 5 minutes

I am having this incredibly frustrating bug with my Windows 8.1 laptop when coming out of standby. I get no internet connectivity at all for at least 5 minutes. During that time, my network icon in ...
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Disconnect from a network share

How do I really disconnect from a network share in Windows 8.1? I'm familiar with using net use to disconnect from a network share, even if it isn't mapped to a network drive letter: net use \\...
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Where can I find an list of explained Event ID's for Windows Event Log? Which one corresponds to network state changed?

Where can I find an list of explained Event ID's for Windows Event Log? Which one corresponds to network state changed from "internet" to "limited connectivity"? I am in need to reconnect ...
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