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Since the 21H1 update you might start noticing connection drops since a new wlan autoconfig feature has been added: if windows can't ping home reliably, it will

by Jenk 5y ago

Since the 21H1 update you might start noticing connection drops since a new wlan autoconfig feature has been added: if windows can't ping home reliably, it will restart your nic. Yep.

dataflow 5y ago
Damn, that's hostility on another level. Do you have a link to more reading on this?
- Jenk 5y ago
  Sorry for the delay.. I actually couldn't find any official docs on this feature but this thread covers the bases: https://www.tenforums.com/network-sharing/178379-disable-wlan-autoconfig-wifi-auto-recovery-function.html https://www.tenforums.com/network-sharing/178379-disable-wla... And it appears it may be part of 20h2, not 21h1 update.
  - dataflow 5y ago
    Thanks for the link! I'm searching for 'reboot' and 'restart' but I don't see anything mentioned about rebooting -- only a restart of the network service. Are you sure it actually reboots the PC?
    - Jenk 5y ago
      No, it restarts the wlan interface, not the entire pc.
      - dataflow 5y ago
        Whoops, I somehow read nic as pc! Thanks.
mdiesel 5y ago
Link please? I run Windows for work, which includes connecting to industrial networks with no Internet connectivity. If this happens, it's going to be a nightmare.
- Jenk 5y ago
  Sorry for the delay.. I actually couldn't find any official docs on this feature but this thread covers the bases: https://www.tenforums.com/network-sharing/178379-disable-wlan-autoconfig-wifi-auto-recovery-function.html https://www.tenforums.com/network-sharing/178379-disable-wla... And it appears it may be part of 20h2, not 21h1 update.
sydney6 5y ago
RedHat's NetworkManager already does something pretty similar [1]. [1] https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NetworkManager#Checking_connectivity https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NetworkManager#Checking_con...
keewee7 5y ago
I don't think the reason for this is malicious. Back in 2012-2018 many Windows laptops belonging to friends and relatives had frequent WiFi issues. The only reliable way to fix the issue was to restart the NIC.

by Jenk 5y ago

Since the 21H1 update you might start noticing connection drops since a new wlan autoconfig feature has been added: if windows can't ping home reliably, it will restart your nic. Yep.

dataflow 5y ago

Damn, that's hostility on another level. Do you have a link to more reading on this?

Jenk 5y ago
Sorry for the delay.. I actually couldn't find any official docs on this feature but this thread covers the bases: https://www.tenforums.com/network-sharing/178379-disable-wlan-autoconfig-wifi-auto-recovery-function.html https://www.tenforums.com/network-sharing/178379-disable-wla... And it appears it may be part of 20h2, not 21h1 update.
- dataflow 5y ago
  Thanks for the link! I'm searching for 'reboot' and 'restart' but I don't see anything mentioned about rebooting -- only a restart of the network service. Are you sure it actually reboots the PC?
  - Jenk 5y ago
    No, it restarts the wlan interface, not the entire pc.
    - dataflow 5y ago
      Whoops, I somehow read nic as pc! Thanks.

mdiesel 5y ago

Link please? I run Windows for work, which includes connecting to industrial networks with no Internet connectivity. If this happens, it's going to be a nightmare.

Jenk 5y ago
Sorry for the delay.. I actually couldn't find any official docs on this feature but this thread covers the bases: https://www.tenforums.com/network-sharing/178379-disable-wlan-autoconfig-wifi-auto-recovery-function.html https://www.tenforums.com/network-sharing/178379-disable-wla... And it appears it may be part of 20h2, not 21h1 update.

sydney6 5y ago

RedHat's NetworkManager already does something pretty similar [1]. [1] https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NetworkManager#Checking_connectivity https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NetworkManager#Checking_con...

keewee7 5y ago

I don't think the reason for this is malicious. Back in 2012-2018 many Windows laptops belonging to friends and relatives had frequent WiFi issues. The only reliable way to fix the issue was to restart the NIC.