#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : Wi-Fi disconnects every few minutes and reconnects Fix : Calm the roaming and pin the band Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-net-wifi-drops Run as : Device Manager, advanced driver properties Expect : 15 minutes Risk : low Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX It drops when moving between access points, or at a desk that sits between two of them. HOW TO UNDO IT Every value above is a driver property; set it back to its default in the same dialog. 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 ' Calm the roaming and pin the band' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: low Reversible 15 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 'See which access point it is actually on, and how strong the signal is.' -Command { cmd.exe /c 'netsh wlan show interfaces' } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'In Device Manager -> adapter -> Advanced, set "Roaming Aggressiveness" (Intel) or "Roaming Sensitivity" to Medium-Low, and "Preferred Band" to 5GHz where the coverage supports it.' -Why 'A high roaming value makes the adapter jump to a marginally better access point mid-transfer, which drops every session it was holding. Most of these faults are a laptop bouncing between two APs it can see equally well.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'List the stored profiles and remove any duplicate for the same SSID.' -Command { cmd.exe /c 'netsh wlan show profiles & netsh wlan delete profile name="OldSSID"' } Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'If two access points broadcast the same SSID on 2.4GHz with overlapping channels, fix the channel plan on the access points -- channels 1, 6 and 11 only.' -Manual Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'netsh wlan show interfaces holds the same BSSID for a full working session while the machine sits still.' 'White' 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: Every value above is a driver property; set it back to its default in the same dialog.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule