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Q: WiFi issues on Windows 10 using bootcamp

After installing Windows 10 via bootcamp, initially I did not have the WiFi drivers installed automatically, however, installing the legacy WiFi driver from the bootcamp driver package resolved the issue. Recently, Apple pushed bootcamp 6 to my machine and I thought all my woes would be gone, but I was wrong.

As of now, I do not have any other issues using Windows on my mid 2012 Macbook Pro (non-retina, which also runs the latest OSX 10.11 El Capitan) except for the WiFi. My WiFi keeps on disconnecting/reconnecting in intervals of 5-10 minutes. To be very clear this is an issue only while using Windows (means my hardware is perfectly OK). Also, I have noticed that this happens only when I am home using my home WiFi. When I am at school using Windows 10 on my mac, there is no disconnection of the WiFi. It is also worthwhile to note that my other devices, which include 2 Samsung smartphones, and my roommate's devices including his laptop and his smartphone, do not have any drops on their WiFi connection.

So, is it possible that the same WiFi receiver which is in my Macbook uses a different frequency to connect to WiFi when booted with Windows, and all the other devices use a different frequency? I am not sure of this, but have read that most smartphones and laptops use the 5 GHz frequency, is it possible that Windows uses, or rather Apple makes Windows to use the 2.4 GHz band for its bootcamped devices? Will using a different WiFi switch/router/transmitter solve my problem? Are there any software tweaks that I can make to resolve this? Or perhaps a different driver? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Please let me know if you need any extra information. My current router at home is from Cisco (Model: DPQ3925, the stock router from the ISP) and my ISP is Cox Communications.

 

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MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012), OS X El Capitan (10.11.1), null

Posted on Oct 26, 2015 8:28 PM

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  • by oblivionnewtonjohn,

    oblivionnewtonjohn oblivionnewtonjohn Jan 25, 2016 9:32 AM in response to Loner T
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    Jan 25, 2016 9:32 AM in response to Loner T

    Hi all, Loner T referred me to this thread. My issue is a bit unique, I cannot detect any wireless networks.

    I am running Win 10 Enterprise on an Early 2009 Mac Pro, yes, not officially supported by Boot Camp, the only issue is WiFi.

     

    I had Win 8.1 working flawlessly, upgraded a few days later to Win 10 Enterprise. I am using an Edimax EW-7711MAC same as "ULC" same chipset per manufacturer, with their Win 10 beta drivers.

    Device Manager detects the device, WiFi Settings show the full name, but I cannot detect a single network.

     

    Edimax support has me run:

    You will get into a black command prompt window.

    Type it this command.

    netsh int ip reset

    Hit Enter key.

     

    Then type it this command.

    netsh winsock reset

    Hit Enter key.

     

    Which got the device recognized in Adapter settings. But still no networks showing to connect to. Now running the above no longer shows the device in Adapter Settings, but Device Manager and the lower right toolbar show when it is connected.

     

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