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WhataPain
Aspirant
Oct 21, 2015

WNA3100 Windows 7 Not Recognized after reboot

Device is not recognized after shutdown and reboot until I remove device and then plug it back it.

What could cause this. Never was an issue until about 2 months ago.

Now, everytime I reboot, I have to go through the aggravation of unplugging and replugging back in to connect to the internet.

Troubleshooting

5 Replies

  • JamesGL's avatar
    JamesGL
    NETGEAR Employee Retired
    Oct 23, 2015

    Hi WhataPain,

     

    You may try disabling the "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power".

     

    1. Go to Device manager.

    2. Look for the WNA3100 and right click then properties.

    3. Click Power management tab.

    4. Uncheck the Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power check box.

     

    Regards,

     

    JamesGL
    Community Team

    • WhataPain's avatar
      WhataPain
      Aspirant
      Oct 27, 2015

      Apologies for the late reply. Thought I had already responded to this message. Unfortunately, the suggestion did not solve my problem. All recommended tick box selections had already been selected.

      • JamesGL's avatar
        JamesGL
        NETGEAR Employee Retired
        Oct 27, 2015

        Hi WhataPain,

         

        You mean you have  unchecked those boxes, am I correct? If yes and still the same problem, have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling the adapter?

         

        Regards,

         

        JamesGL
        Community Team