Unfortunately, the experience hasn’t been all that smooth for many users because certain features won’t work anymore. The situation is bad enough that many users are considering going back to the previous OS build. There have been multiple problems surfacing, including that of a faulty Wi-Fi driver. A user on Microsoft’s online platform has declared that upon installing the Creators Update, his Wi-Fi driver failed to work and resetting it didn’t help at all. According to this messageposted by Rick T_935 on Microsoft’s forum, getting rid of this problem isn’t as easy as it may first appear. The traditional solutions don’t seem to have any effect of the faulty driver. Rebooted several times… didn’t wor. Ran the Network. Reset twice… didn’t work. Ran the Netsh Winsock Reset…. didn’t work. Any suggestions short of restoring Anniversary Edition? This WIFI driver worked perfectly before the upgrade.

How to fix Wi-Fi driver issues on Windows 10

Many people have chimed in to help Rick and each tried to add something new to the table in order to find a solution for the problem.

1. Update your Wi-Fi drivers manually

In the end, a solution has been found in installing the latest driver manually. The user auggy provided the details about the steps to follow to install the drivers manually and make the Wi-Fi connection fully functional again. Update drivers automatically https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/26653/Intel-PROSet-Wireless-Software-and-Drivers-for-Windows-10 Transfer the driver file to a USB flash drive and then plug the USB flash drive into the tablet and install the driver that is on the flash drive. Downloading drivers manually is a process that carries the risk of getting the wrong driver installed, which may lead to serious malfunctions. The safer and easier way to update drivers on a Windows computer is by using an automatic tool. SPONSORED Driver updater automatically identifies each device on your computer and matches it with the latest driver versions from an extensive online database. Drivers can then be updated in batches or one at a time, without requiring the user to make any complex decisions in the process. There you go, we hope that this solution fixed the problem for you. If the issue persists, continue the troubleshooting process using the solutions listed below. Disclaimer: this program needs to be upgraded from the free version in order to perform some specific actions.

2. Disable and re-enable your Wi-Fi connection

In order to fix Wi-Fi driver issues sometimes all you need to do is imply disable your connection and then enable it again. As simple as that.

3. Check DNI_DNE in Command Prompt

If your Wi-Fi driver fails to work after upgrade, run the following commands:

4. Reset TCP/IP

If you’ve experienced other Wi-Fi issues after upgrading to Windows 10 Creators Update, use the comment section below to tell us more about your experience. RELATED STORIES TO CHECK OUT:

How to install Windows 10 Creators Update manually Unable to activate Windows 10 Creators Update [Fix] How to install Windows 10 Creators Update from an ISO file

Name * Email * Commenting as . Not you? Save information for future comments
Comment

Δ