Most definitely the case with at least Windows 8. Since I upgraded to Windows 10 I haven't experienced the problem. With Windows 8, after an uncertain period of

Most definitely the case with at least Windows 8. Since I upgraded to Windows 10 I haven't experienced the problem. With Windows 8, after an uncertain period of time every app (browsers, torrents, games) would stall. It would drive me nuts until I found a post that recommended disabling the IPv6 networking protocol. It seemed to work fine until Windows 10 came along and all is good. Other devices on the network using Windows 7, android OS, didn't have any connectivity issues when the Windows 8 device did, so I'm sure it had to be Windows 8.