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moweduka
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Nov 19, 2019

Windows 10 No Internet

When my Win 10 PC starts up from standby, the wireless connection shows Connected, but no Internet. To get an Internet connection, I must disconnect and reconnect using the wireless icon in the tr...
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michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 19, 2019
moweduka wrote:

When my Win 10 PC starts up from standby, the wireless connection shows Connected, but no Internet.

 

I'm running latest Orbi firmware.

 

As CrimpOn says, this smells more like a laptop thing than the router.

 

Sometimes Windows will turn off devices to save power. Maybe it is turning off your wifi chip, or the USB device that you use to connect.

 

If you negotiate to the "Properties" of your wifi device, go to the "Configure" bit then "Power Management":

 

 

Wifi power saving

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let us know if that doesn't work.