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Wifi becomes slow after sleep
I am having an issue with my Windows 11 laptop where after some time in sleep mode or after a reboot the internet over WIFI becomes very slow (I am talking emails taking 5 minutes to load and ...
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Dynamic IP causing frequent connection dropouts on my devices, any solution in router settings?
So I recently had my router replaced by my ISP since the old one stopped working, but when it was working it worked great, specifically with my range extender. The new router on the other hand has ...
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In windows, how to change the order of networks priority to use when multiples are availables?
I have an android smartphone with USB tethering connection sharing... it's plugged to my windows PC
I have an ethernet RJ45 wire.... also plugged to my windows PC...
It uses automatically the ethernet ...
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Why is my Windows laptop not querying local DNS server?
I have a local PowerDNS server on a Linux box. I can access it fine on my Windows laptop under Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). dig @main probitas returns the expected address. ping probitas and ...
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Unable to Connect to Remote Desktop on Local Network - Diagnosing with CMD/PowerShell
I've recently encountered an issue with Remote Desktop Connection that stumps me. I have two Windows computers on the same Wi-Fi network. Until recently, I could connect without problems, but now I'm ...
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How do I get windows to ignore security level and connect to the internet
Sometimes when I try to connect to hotel wifi, Windows tells me that it is at a lower security level that is due to be phased out. It then cleverly offers me help on what to do but when I click on ...
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How to stop Windows file transfer consuming all network bandwidth
When I initiate any file transfer from my laptop, over WIFI, to my network drive, immediately all other network traffic is interrupted until the file transfer is complete.
For example, if I am ...
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WiFi not working after adding a loopback address to WiFi interface in Windows
I think I did something that I was not supposed to do.
While trying to learn something, I added a new loopback address to my WiFi interface in Windows without knowing what I'm doing. I typed the ...
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How do I send data between 2 windows PCs?
I'm working on a project where 2 databases are identical in 2 locations away from each other
I have some logic set up to sync them on an interval but now I'm stuck on the communication part
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Bluetooth connectivity issues when connected to Wi-Fi, issues disappear when Wi-Fi is turned off or 5 Ghz Band is disabled
I have a Mini PC equipped with a soldered Realtek 8852BE network interface card (NIC), which supports Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2. However, I'm encountering a peculiar issue where enabling the Wi-Fi ...
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Win10 Wi-Fi > netsh wlan show profile > Cost not available
I'm trying to connect my laptop to my mobile Wi-Fi hotspot as a metered connection, but the cost state is "Not available" and I want to change to "Fixed" (metered).
C:\WINDOWS\...
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How do I direct connect via Ethernet two Windows machines and keep their connection to the internet via WiFi?
I have two Windows 10 laptops connected to the same router over WiFi. They can access the internet and can see each other in Explorer, file sharing works fine. I can ping one machine from the other ...
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Wake on Wifi LAN debugging
I'm trying to get WoWLAN functioning on a windows machine with a wifi card. It's a dual boot setup, but I haven't come across anything saying that such a setup will be a problem besides selecting the ...
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What if I changed my subnet mask from 255.255.255.0 to 255.255.255.255 on my Windows, will I be able to communicate with other hosts on my LAN? [duplicate]
Few days back, when I was surfing the admin panel of my router, I had found an IP address. I knew that this IP address was assigned to my router by my ISP. Also I knew that there are few other users ...
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Given two active Network adapters for Wi-Fi and Ethernet, which one is set as the default on Windows 11?
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Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
Version 10.0.22631 Build 22631
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Two connections, one Computer.
Recently playing games and surfing the web was very glitchy and slow. Somehow, the Wi-Fi was the ...
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