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xlxe5
Sep 04, 2020Aspirant
Nighthawk App makes me "Resume" internet connection for my laptop everytime I turn the laptop on
Hello! For my laptop, I accidentally clicked "Pause" in the Nighthawk app, disconnecting the internet connection from it. I quickly realized my mistake, and clicked "Resume" and got connection back. ...
michaelkenward
Sep 05, 2020Guru - Experienced User
xlxe5 wrote:
However, now everytime I open my computer, once per day, I have to go in the app, and move the toggle from Pause to Resume so that my laptop can connect to the router.
This can happen if your laptop is set up to "hibernate" the wifi hardware to save energy. It has nothing to do with the wifi from the router.
Look for something like this in the Device Manager in Windows:
Wifi adapter properties
xlxe5
Sep 05, 2020Aspirant
Thanks so much! Unfortunately, it looks like these are the only options available for me under network adapters --> properties: