WiFi issues on Windows 10 using bootcamp

If you can, backup all your important Windows files, use BCA to remove Windows, and try to clean install W10 and test.

For me it was a clean install of Windows 10. No upgrade. I also tried the SMC and NVRAM suggestion to no avail.

If you ask me, its simply an out of date driver that hasn't been updated for windows 10. I'm hopeful Apple will get this fixed soon. In the meantime, it's pretty frustrating trying to be mobile and not being able to plugin to charge without losing wifi.

If it is a clean install of W10, it would be good to know the Mac year/model. Do you know the version/manufacturer of driver installed?

Hi,

Reluctant to clean install, as MS clearly intended upgrade to be possible from W7! A lot of existing stuff to reinstall if I did that too. Also I question whether licence would be effective if I wiped Bootcamp drive and started from scratch. I have tried a 'clean' install from windows setup, using windows iso file, but you still have to run Bootcamp setup after this to get it working 'fully' on the Mac hardware, and you have lost all your apps, and the wifi still cuts out.

Kind regards

Alastair

If W7 is fully activated, and W10 upgrade completes, your Mac is registered with Microsoft. This registration is used to allow repeated W10 installations on the already registered hardware.

The issue is not W7-to-W10 upgrade, but how existing W7 drivers are handled after the W10 upgrade by W10. Microsoft W10 upgrades are designed for PCs, more than Macs.

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.

Do you think there is likely to be a resolution to this issue either on the Windows side or the Mac bootcamp side? The mac is still just a variation on a computer after all, and there are a lot of hardware variations across the whole range of computers Windows can run on.

Kind regards

Alastair

The Apple/Mac side has made a very weak attempt at 'merging' drivers. Your BC6 driver package (6.0.6133) contains a BCDriverMerge.exe. It does not work very well. This is the reason behind the recommendation for a clean install of W10.

Apple also adds 'secret' sauce to its hardware and creates variants of well-known OEM components. Just all the Mac owners with AMD GPUs who seemed to be in agony over drivers, especially on the iMac 5Ks.

This completely solved the issue for me....... http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-networking/windows-1 0-wlan-autoconfig-problem/71033e94-05ed-460f-905e-e62a78d5b80f?auth=1

The only annoying thing is disabling Windows 10's desire to reinstall the faulty update.

1. Press CTRL+Shift+ESC to open Task Manager.
2. Click File > Run New Task
3. Make sure you have a check mark beside “Create this task with administrative privileges”
4. Type CMD and hit Enter key. Type or copy/paste the following command at the CMD prompt and hit Enter key:

wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3116900

If it prompt for confirmation, just confirm the same. Once it complete uninstalling, reboot your PC and see if it makes any difference.

If it doesn't, try to re-install the update again, let it to configure, restart your PC after installing and see if it cures the issue. Go to Start Button/>Settings/>Update & Security/> Windows Update and click Check Updates.

Thanks. I disable all Windows Automatic Updates, because the Windows tries to push WHQL drivers, which are of little value of a Mac.

The other part (which you are annoyed about results from the following).

Cumulative update for Windows 10 Version 1511: December 8, 2015 - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3116900

Cumulative update for Windows 10 Version 1511: December 2, 2015 - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3116908

Notice that the lowered-number update (3116900) is dated later (8 Dec 2015), so Windows Update will look for a 'newer' update (from a date perspective) and keep giving you the same update again and again. I suggest M$ created a new roll-up with a later date and correct the issues and remove these two from their patch catalog.

Hi,

Thanks very much for your help. And to nivensb - his answer (just removing the update) worked for me.

I will happily make a complaint to MS to support your suggestion for a new rollup, if you let me know the best place to complain to?

Kind regards

Alastair

You could post on the same thread that nivensb linked to, because it has an M$ support person involved. and suggest it.

So it looks like MS just pushed out a fix. I just noticed on the MS boards that a new update came out today KB3124200. For the heck of it I let Windows reinstall the latest version of update KB3116900 (the problem update) and then KB3124200 (the latest one). So far it seems ok - no Bluetooth or WiFi disconnects in about an hour or so - fingers crossed it continues to work.

Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems (KB3124200)

😎. Thanks for keeping an eye out. Here is the direct link - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3124200 .

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.