#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : Wi-Fi disconnects every few minutes and reconnects Fix : Stop Windows powering the radio down Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-net-wifi-drops Run as : Elevated PowerShell Expect : 10 minutes Risk : low Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX It drops when idle or on battery. Try this first -- it costs a few minutes of battery life and fixes most of these. HOW TO UNDO IT powercfg with a value of 3 restores maximum power saving, and the Device Manager checkbox can simply be ticked again. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 4" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' Wi-Fi disconnects every few minutes and reconnects' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Stop Windows powering the radio down' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: low Reversible 10 minutes' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Find the adapter and turn off the device''s own power saving.' -Command { Get-NetAdapter -Physical | Where-Object MediaType -eq 'Native 802.11' | Format-Table Name,InterfaceDescription } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Disable the allow-to-turn-off setting.' -Why 'The device manager checkbox and this WMI property are the same setting. Reading it here tells you whether the checkbox was ever actually applied -- Group Policy and driver updates both reset it.' -Command { $a = Get-NetAdapter -Name 'Wi-Fi' Get-CimInstance -Namespace root\wmi -ClassName MSPower_DeviceEnable | Where-Object InstanceName -like "*$($a.PnPDeviceID.Replace('\','\\'))*" } Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Simplest reliable route: open Device Manager, the adapter''s Properties, Power Management tab, and clear "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power".' -Command { cmd.exe /c 'devmgmt.msc' } Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'Then stop the power plan doing the same thing at a higher level.' -Why 'That GUID pair is Wireless Adapter Settings -> Power Saving Mode. Zero is maximum performance, on mains and on battery.' -Command { cmd.exe /c 'powercfg /setacvalueindex SCHEME_CURRENT 19cbb8fa-5279-450e-9fac-8a3d5fedd0c1 12bbebe6-58d6-4636-95bb-3217ef867c1a 0 & powercfg /setdcvalueindex SCHEME_CURRENT 19cbb8fa-5279-450e-9fac-8a3d5fedd0c1 12bbebe6-58d6-4636-95bb-3217ef867c1a 0 & powercfg /setactive SCHEME_CURRENT' } Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'Leave the machine idle on battery for half an hour and check the WLAN log is quiet.' 'White' Write-Host '' if (-not $DryRun) { Get-WinEvent -LogName 'Microsoft-Windows-WLAN-AutoConfig/Operational' -MaxEvents 40 | Where-Object Id -in 8003,8002,11004 | Format-Table TimeCreated,Id,Message -Wrap } Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-net-wifi-drops' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: powercfg with a value of 3 restores maximum power saving, and the Device Manager checkbox can simply be ticked again.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule