Hey everyone, I'm really at my wit's end here and need some advice. I've got a Windows Latitude 5330 that's about three years old, and for the past two weeks, my WiFi has been disconnecting randomly. It's gotten to the point where the option to connect to any WiFi disappears from my settings altogether. Resetting my laptop used to help, but not anymore.
I've tried everything: I made sure all my updates are current, disabled and re-enabled the WiFi driver, deleted and reinstalled the driver, even rolled back to a previous driver. All of these were only temporary fixes at best.
I also did a hardware scan, and the PCIeStatus report came back with a warning, but there were no instructions on what to do next. What even is PCIeStatus, by the way? I'm wondering if I should just give up and get a new laptop, or if there's still hope for my current one. Any help would be appreciated as classes just started!
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Hey! So, first off, you might want to check if the Windows 11 update KB5064081 is installed—my Dad faced a similar WiFi disconnection issue because of that update. It messes with both wired and wireless connections for a lot of users.
I tried a ton of things, too, including messing with the WiFi driver, but what finally did the trick for me was performing a "network reset." Just search "network reset" next to the start menu, and follow the prompts. It sets everything back to default, so you'll need to input your WiFi password again, but it worked for me! Give that a shot!
This worked!!!! Thank you so much!!!!