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TheMustangGT
Jun 19, 2016Aspirant
Adapter turns off and i loose connection (Windows 10)
So i have this Wifi USB adapter now since November 2015. My concern is, when i play games which need internet to play, then my Wifi stick Turns off and i loose connection. Soon after that it connects...
liftruck
Jun 24, 2016Aspirant
Found this earlier today and seems to have resolved my issue which was like yours. 3+ and rock solid. A record for me. HogesTH replied on I had this problem after updating to Win 10. Wireless would drop out between 2 minutes and a couple of hours. After much research and trying everything mentioned here and other places, this is what fixed it for me. I think it was due to the fact I had VPN software configured on the machine before the upgrade - regardless, this is what I did; 1. Open Device Manager 2. Go to the Network Adapters and expand 3. Go tho the "View" menu and select "Show Hidden Devices" 4. Right click on any ...TAP... network adapter, and select Uninstall 6. Make sure any adapter with TAP in the name is removed. Also any adapters that may be related to VPN's, or in my case 'Avast Secureline TAP adapter v3'. 7. Go to the "Action" menu and select "Scan for hardware changes". This will re-install anything that shouoldn't have been deleted! No need to restart the computer, it has worked fine since. If you need the VPN adapter, you can try re-installing the VPN software and see if it works now - I haven't tried yet.
TheMustangGT
Jun 24, 2016Aspirant
Ok thatnks for the Reply. I tried this now and i will tell you if it Fixed my Problem. (I had two TAP devices installed.) Another question. Do i have to also uninstall Microsoft ISATAP Adapter? because there is the TAP in the word.