Keeps dropping and reconnecting. Pretty sure it's not the wifi because on MacOS and my iPhone, both have stable connections. It's probably a driver issue, anyone know a fix?
MacBook Pro with Retina display, macOS Sierra (10.12.1), 2016 15" w/ Touchbar
Had the same issue, bootcamp in 15" tbMBP 2016 can connect to 802.11n/ac 5GHz wifi, but does not connect to 802.11g 2.4GHz wifi whatsoever. Too bad that iPhone personal hotspot is a 2.4GHz network, it means you can't tether an iPhone with windows bootcamp.
After reading this post I felt the issue could be with interference between the broadcom card's wifi and bluetooth part.
then I came across this post and the solution actually worked like magic:
Re: Wireless (Bootcamp) and Bluetooth (MX Anywhere 2) issues on MacBook Pro 13' 2016 w/TB
In short:
Type "device manager" in your search thingy in Windows taskbar and open it
Open "network adapters" dropdown menu
Double click your Broadcom 802.11
Click "advanced"
Select "Bluetooth Collaboration"
Change value to "Disabled"
Note: the method above was meant to fix bluetooth connection issue with tbMBP. However it fixed the wifi issue as well.
Turning off bluetooth collaboration did not disable bluetooth. I can use 2.4GHz wifi and my airpods at the same time with no issues.
The newer 802.11a/b/g/n/ac adapters can handle wide channels. Some of the older 802.11n adapters, for example a 2012 MBP, also supports such bands.
To follow up my previous post, here's the info on the new driver:
Are the Bootcamp drivers installed? Do you have any unknown devices in Windows Device Manager?
Similar/same issue as described above. Wifi is effectively unusable as a result, and I'm forced to use Ethernet whenever possible.
Boot Camp drivers are installed (reinstalled them to be certain). Device Manager shows the following driver details:
Broadcom 802.11ac Network Adapter
Driver Date: 9/15/2016
Driver Version: 7.35.118.64
Is this correct for the MBP 2016 w/Touch Bar?
Bootcamp.xml has
<Name>Broadcom 802.11 SDIO Network Adapter Driver
<InfName>bcmwl63.inf</InfName>
<Class> Net</Class><ClassGUID> {4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}</ClassGUID>
<CatalogFile>BCM43XX64.CAT</CatalogFile>
<Provider>Broadcom</Provider><DriverVer>09/15/2016, 7.35.118.64</DriverVer>
<ServiceBinary>bcmwlhighsd5.sys</ServiceBinary>
<HardwareID></HardwareID>
<isX64>Both</isX64>
</Name>
Can you try a SMC Reset and check if it improves? Do you also have Bluetooth issues?
Sorry, SMC reset had no effect. There are zero Bluetooth problems.
Please check Windows Event Viewer for any errors related to the adapter/driver.
Nothing relevant in the logs, either.
There are quite a few issues with BC drivers on the newer Macs. Can you turn off BT and test just WiFi?
No change. Turned off bluetooth, powered down, restarted. Problem happened again about 2 hours later. Nothing in the logs.
You can download tools that allow you to see the signal information on the Windows Wireless side. Try Acrylic WiFi or inSSIDer Personal Edition.
I have this exact issue. It keeps dropping and cannot connect to 5g networks. I think the driver is out of date, but I can't find a new one to update it? I've tried uninstalling it and reinstalling, but it keeps putting the same 9/15/16 file. The computer is unusable in bootcamp.
What is the OS X Version? Do you also have a 2016 tbMBP?
I'm having the same issue here. Connection drops in and out on new MBP 15" Late 2016
It's the brand new MBP 15 inch. Running Sierra and latest Windows 10
Wifi keeps dropping in Windows 10 (BootCamp) on new tbMBP 15"
