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DGonzo
Nov 18, 2020Tutor
R8000 Firmware slow
Well I’m sure we all know that the Netgear Customer support is a joke by now. On to the point. I have downgraded my firmware to 1.0.4.28 in order to get my internet speed back. It worked as I was gett...
DGonzo
Nov 18, 2020Tutor
Yes I did however when I did the factory reset it would automatically go to the most current firmware.
plemans
Nov 19, 2020Guru - Experienced User
You should be able to disable auto-updates.
https://kb.netgear.com/000038662/How-do-I-enable-disable-auto-firmware-update
- DGonzoNov 19, 2020TutorI will try this and get back to you shortly. Thank you for the rapid responses by the way!
- DGonzoNov 30, 2020TutorSorry for late response, I have been testing and as of now everything is remaining stable. I will keep monitoring and if all is good within 2 weeks time, I will mark this as the solution. Thanks for all the help and fast responses!