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Netgear Genie keeps closing - A7000
I'm trying to use the A7000 on a desktop running Windows 10 with no built-in WiFi support. I got to the point where the adapter is recognized in Device Manager and the Netgear Genie opened and began...
Turns out WLAN AutoConfig was disabled! After enabling it, everything is working perfectly.
Windows is sent to try us.
You might need to seek ideas in the wider world of Microsoft. Perhaps you need to clean out the past debris from Windows drivers.
You may also need to ensure that the motherboard level of USB drivers is up to date. That's usually more a problem at the LAN level but you never know.
Turns out WLAN AutoConfig was disabled! After enabling it, everything is working perfectly.
FizzNet wrote:
Turns out WLAN AutoConfig was disabled! After enabling it, everything is working perfectly.
Windows strikes again.
How did you pin it down?
Was it something that the network wizard would pick up?
Might help another poor victim in future.
Honestly I just kept searching for solutions that mentioned my Windows Network Diagnostics error until I found one forum thread that linked to one video that recommended checking the service. This video is here, and Method 2 mentions the WLAN AutoConfig service. From the comments, it seems that this is a very common error to get stuck on.
The only real hint in the stack trace was that the computer found zero IP names, which meant something wasn't connected, though at first I wasn't sure if it was the computer or the adapter causing the issue. This machine also has no built-in WiFi and only had Ethernet connections before, so it made sense that some driver might be broken or a service that involved connecting to wireless networks might be deactivated.Sometimes there's a tool that helps you out, and sometimes you have to comb through 50 forum threads like an undergrad comp sci major on StackOverflow 10 minutes before their assignment is due. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Thanks for that. Interesting.
Not the easiest thing to discover.
The puzzle is how that got turned off.