Windows 8.1 Loses Internet Connectivity
Right now I have a Laptop and a Surface RT running Windows 8.1, both without internet connectivity :S!! (the both are on the same wifi network)

And Im writting from another laptop (connect to the same wi-fi network) running Windows 8, and i dont have any problem... Im going to cry :s!
October 17th, 2013 11:29pm

Right now I have a Laptop and a Surface RT running Windows 8.1, both without internet connectivity :S!! (the both are on the same wifi network)

And Im writting from another laptop (connect to the same wi-fi network) running Windows 8, and i dont have any problem... Im going to cry :s!
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October 17th, 2013 11:29pm

I recently upgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1...  and evertything went fine!.. but now i constantle lose the internet connection.. or sometimes its so slow!.. that happen on everything (internet explorer or chrome.. Windows store.. apss that requires internet, etc)

Before install Windows 8.1, using Windows 8 i never have this problem (never! i have a year!)..
My laptop its a Toshiba...

But its important to say, that have this problema on my Microsoft Surface RT with Windows 8.1!.... so :S!

What can i do!?? i need to work u.u

October 18th, 2013 2:00am

Right now I have a Laptop and a Surface RT running Windows 8.1, both without internet connectivity :S!! (the both are on the same wifi network)

And Im writting from another laptop (connect to the same wi-fi network) running Windows 8, and i dont have any problem... Im going to cry :s!
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October 18th, 2013 2:29am

Right now I have a Laptop and a Surface RT running Windows 8.1, both without internet connectivity :S!! (the both are on the same wifi network)

And Im writting from another laptop (connect to the same wi-fi network) running Windows 8, and i dont have any problem... Im going to cry :s!
October 18th, 2013 2:29am

Right now I have a Laptop and a Surface RT running Windows 8.1, both without internet connectivity :S!! (the both are on the same wifi network)

And Im writting from another laptop (connect to the same wi-fi network) running Windows 8, and i dont have any problem... Im going to cry :s!
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October 18th, 2013 2:29am

Right now I have a Laptop and a Surface RT running Windows 8.1, both without internet connectivity :S!! (the both are on the same wifi network)

And Im writting from another laptop (connect to the same wi-fi network) running Windows 8, and i dont have any problem... Im going to cry :s!
October 18th, 2013 2:29am

Right now I have a Laptop and a Surface RT running Windows 8.1, both without internet connectivity :S!! (the both are on the same wifi network)

And Im writting from another laptop (connect to the same wi-fi network) running Windows 8, and i dont have any problem... Im going to cry :s!
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October 18th, 2013 2:29am

Right now I have a Laptop and a Surface RT running Windows 8.1, both without internet connectivity :S!! (the both are on the same wifi network)

And Im writting from another laptop (connect to the same wi-fi network) running Windows 8, and i dont have any problem... Im going to cry :s!
October 18th, 2013 2:29am

Same probleem heren. Any solutions yet?

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October 18th, 2013 4:22pm

Hi,

It looks like a driver issue, can you update the network adapter for a test to check the result?

Meanwhile, go to event log to check if there are any error information about this phenomenon.

October 19th, 2013 4:22am

Same problem here....internet runs for a while then stops.  Strange though....I can still get emails through outlook
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October 20th, 2013 1:52am

Unfortunately this seems to be a VERY common problem that has existed and not been fixed since the 8.1 Preview. I have three nearly unusable systems after upgrading to 8.1 -- a Dell XPS 14, a MacBook Air and a Surface RT... all identical issues, on WiFi and on Ethernet, so it's definitely not driver related.

October 20th, 2013 7:10pm

Have you tried flushing the DNS cache?

Since installing a fresh copy of 8.1 on my ThinkPad T430 I've been having issues on WiFi. Connection is fine for a while then pictures and videos won't load correctly on webpages. Performing ipconfig /flushdns gets it working again but only for an hour two then I have to do it again. It's very frustrating!!

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October 21st, 2013 3:10am

Have you tried flushing the DNS cache?

Since installing a fresh copy of 8.1 on my ThinkPad T430 I've been having issues on WiFi. Connection is fine for a while then pictures and videos won't load correctly on webpages. Performing ipconfig /flushdns gets it working again but only for an hour two then I have to do it again. It's very frustrating!!

October 21st, 2013 3:10am

Have you tried flushing the DNS cache?

Since installing a fresh copy of 8.1 on my ThinkPad T430 I've been having issues on WiFi. Connection is fine for a while then pictures and videos won't load correctly on webpages. Performing ipconfig /flushdns gets it working again but only for an hour two then I have to do it again. It's very frustrating!!

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October 21st, 2013 3:10am

Have you tried flushing the DNS cache?

Since installing a fresh copy of 8.1 on my ThinkPad T430 I've been having issues on WiFi. Connection is fine for a while then pictures and videos won't load correctly on webpages. Performing ipconfig /flushdns gets it working again but only for an hour two then I have to do it again. It's very frustrating!!

  • Proposed as answer by BajaNomad Monday, October 21, 2013 11:10 PM
  • Marked as answer by Cloud ZhaoModerator Tuesday, October 22, 2013 3:56 AM
October 21st, 2013 3:10am

Have you tried flushing the DNS cache?

Since installing a fresh copy of 8.1 on my ThinkPad T430 I've been having issues on WiFi. Connection is fine for a while then pictures and videos won't load correctly on webpages. Performing ipconfig /flushdns gets it working again but only for an hour two then I have to do it again. It's very frustrating!!

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October 21st, 2013 6:10am

Have you tried flushing the DNS cache?

Since installing a fresh copy of 8.1 on my ThinkPad T430 I've been having issues on WiFi. Connection is fine for a while then pictures and videos won't load correctly on webpages. Performing ipconfig /flushdns gets it working again but only for an hour two then I have to do it again. It's very frustrating!!

October 21st, 2013 6:10am

Have you tried flushing the DNS cache?

Since installing a fresh copy of 8.1 on my ThinkPad T430 I've been having issues on WiFi. Connection is fine for a while then pictures and videos won't load correctly on webpages. Performing ipconfig /flushdns gets it working again but only for an hour two then I have to do it again. It's very frustrating!!

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October 21st, 2013 6:10am

Have you tried flushing the DNS cache?

Since installing a fresh copy of 8.1 on my ThinkPad T430 I've been having issues on WiFi. Connection is fine for a while then pictures and videos won't load correctly on webpages. Performing ipconfig /flushdns gets it working again but only for an hour two then I have to do it again. It's very frustrating!!

October 21st, 2013 6:10am

Have you tried flushing the DNS cache?

Since installing a fresh copy of 8.1 on my ThinkPad T430 I've been having issues on WiFi. Connection is fine for a while then pictures and videos won't load correctly on webpages. Performing ipconfig /flushdns gets it working again but only for an hour two then I have to do it again. It's very frustrating!!

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October 21st, 2013 6:10am

Have you tried flushing the DNS cache?

Since installing a fresh copy of 8.1 on my ThinkPad T430 I've been having issues on WiFi. Connection is fine for a while then pictures and videos won't load correctly on webpages. Performing ipconfig /flushdns gets it working again but only for an hour two then I have to do it again. It's very frustrating!!

October 21st, 2013 6:10am

Have you tried flushing the DNS cache?

Since installing a fresh copy of 8.1 on my ThinkPad T430 I've been having issues on WiFi. Connection is fine for a while then pictures and videos won't load correctly on webpages. Performing ipconfig /flushdns gets it working again but only for an hour two then I have to do it again. It's very frustrating!!

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October 21st, 2013 6:10am

Have you tried flushing the DNS cache?

Since installing a fresh copy of 8.1 on my ThinkPad T430 I've been having issues on WiFi. Connection is fine for a while then pictures and videos won't load correctly on webpages. Performing ipconfig /flushdns gets it working again but only for an hour two then I have to do it again. It's very frustrating!!

October 21st, 2013 6:10am

Have you tried flushing the DNS cache?

Since installing a fresh copy of 8.1 on my ThinkPad T430 I've been having issues on WiFi. Connection is fine for a while then pictures and videos won't load correctly on webpages. Performing ipconfig /flushdns gets it working again but only for an hour two then I have to do it again. It's very frustrating!!

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October 21st, 2013 6:10am

Thanks so much Andy,

That did the trick temporarily for me too... I'm going to create a notepad file with the above command and save it as Flush.bat and save it to my desktop...so I can run it occationally.


  • Edited by BajaNomad Monday, October 21, 2013 11:20 PM
October 21st, 2013 11:10pm

Thanks so much Andy,

That did the trick temporarily for me too... I'm going to create a notepad file with the above command and save it as Flush.bat and save it to my desktop...so I can run it occationally.


  • Edited by BajaNomad Monday, October 21, 2013 11:20 PM
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October 21st, 2013 11:10pm

Thanks so much Andy,

That did the trick temporarily for me too... I'm going to create a notepad file with the above command and save it as Flush.bat and save it to my desktop...so I can run it occationally.


  • Edited by BajaNomad Monday, October 21, 2013 11:20 PM
October 22nd, 2013 2:10am

Thanks so much Andy,

That did the trick temporarily for me too... I'm going to create a notepad file with the above command and save it as Flush.bat and save it to my desktop...so I can run it occationally.


  • Edited by BajaNomad Monday, October 21, 2013 11:20 PM
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October 22nd, 2013 2:10am

Thanks so much Andy,

That did the trick temporarily for me too... I'm going to create a notepad file with the above command and save it as Flush.bat and save it to my desktop...so I can run it occationally.


  • Edited by BajaNomad Monday, October 21, 2013 11:20 PM
October 22nd, 2013 2:10am

Thanks so much Andy,

That did the trick temporarily for me too... I'm going to create a notepad file with the above command and save it as Flush.bat and save it to my desktop...so I can run it occationally.


  • Edited by BajaNomad Monday, October 21, 2013 11:20 PM
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October 22nd, 2013 2:10am

Thanks so much Andy,

That did the trick temporarily for me too... I'm going to create a notepad file with the above command and save it as Flush.bat and save it to my desktop...so I can run it occationally.


  • Edited by BajaNomad Monday, October 21, 2013 11:20 PM
October 22nd, 2013 2:10am

Thanks so much Andy,

That did the trick temporarily for me too... I'm going to create a notepad file with the above command and save it as Flush.bat and save it to my desktop...so I can run it occationally.


  • Edited by BajaNomad Monday, October 21, 2013 11:20 PM
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October 22nd, 2013 2:10am

Thanks so much Andy,

That did the trick temporarily for me too... I'm going to create a notepad file with the above command and save it as Flush.bat and save it to my desktop...so I can run it occationally.


  • Edited by BajaNomad Monday, October 21, 2013 11:20 PM
October 22nd, 2013 2:10am

Thanks so much Andy,

That did the trick temporarily for me too... I'm going to create a notepad file with the above command and save it as Flush.bat and save it to my desktop...so I can run it occationally.


  • Edited by BajaNomad Monday, October 21, 2013 11:20 PM
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October 22nd, 2013 2:10am

Thanks so much Andy,

That did the trick temporarily for me too... I'm going to create a notepad file with the above command and save it as Flush.bat and save it to my desktop...so I can run it occationally.


  • Edited by BajaNomad Monday, October 21, 2013 11:20 PM
October 22nd, 2013 2:10am

I have a Dell Inspiron 17R, have updated to the very latest drivers on the Dell site today, and still have the problem.  Is there a knowledgebase article I can track for resolving this?  This makes my PC unusable for any serious work
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November 18th, 2013 10:52am

I also have the same problem.  My unit is a Lenovo

Realtek RTL8188E Wireless Lan 802.1 in PCI=E NIC is not working

November 19th, 2013 6:35am

My Dell T-1500 has this issue and I also have the latest drivers.  I notice that if I am using more bandwidth it seems to shut down the Network adapter and the only fix is to reboot.  In other words, if I do anything with YouTube it shuts right down.  Sometimes if I am searching the internet and then run I-Tunes it shuts down.  Occasionally the troubleshooter will fix it, but not too often.  I tried the "remove the driver" and it only installs what it says is the best driver.  I saw this recommendation on another forum.  Very frustrating, especially not knowing if Dell or Microsoft are working on the issue.  I am running an old Windows XP for reliable internet at the same time, but I have so much important data on this computer I need it fixed.
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November 23rd, 2013 7:33am

You need to go and change the properties of your network card to disable power saving features, 
November 23rd, 2013 10:22am

I used cmd on here and that command is not recognized at all. cmd doesn't recognize quite a bit. So I don't know how to flush the DNS as I have been having the same issue. How would I go about getting cmd or just Windows 8.1 in general to do that??
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November 26th, 2013 9:49pm

Why have Microsoft consistently failed to admit they have a huge problem with Windows 8 losing internet connectivity? This bollocks about the issue lying elsewhere is so annoying............ You run their troubleshooter application and it resolves the issue in the Windows 8 software. BUG fix it now!!!!!
December 27th, 2013 5:42pm

Why have Microsoft consistently failed to admit they have a huge problem with Windows 8 losing internet connectivity? This bollocks about the issue lying elsewhere is so annoying............ You run their troubleshooter application and it resolves the issue in the Windows 8 software. BUG fix it now!!!!!
  • Proposed as answer by jetpowerpro Friday, February 13, 2015 4:16 AM
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December 27th, 2013 10:33pm

Why have Microsoft consistently failed to admit they have a huge problem with Windows 8 losing internet connectivity? This bollocks about the issue lying elsewhere is so annoying............ You run their troubleshooter application and it resolves the issue in the Windows 8 software. BUG fix it now!!!!!
  • Proposed as answer by jetpowerpro Friday, February 13, 2015 4:16 AM
December 27th, 2013 10:33pm

Why have Microsoft consistently failed to admit they have a huge problem with Windows 8 losing internet connectivity? This bollocks about the issue lying elsewhere is so annoying............ You run their troubleshooter application and it resolves the issue in the Windows 8 software. BUG fix it now!!!!!
  • Proposed as answer by jetpowerpro 7 hours 29 minutes ago
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December 28th, 2013 1:33am

Why have Microsoft consistently failed to admit they have a huge problem with Windows 8 losing internet connectivity? This bollocks about the issue lying elsewhere is so annoying............ You run their troubleshooter application and it resolves the issue in the Windows 8 software. BUG fix it now!!!!!
  • Proposed as answer by jetpowerpro Friday, February 13, 2015 4:16 AM
December 28th, 2013 1:33am

i have exactly the same problem. Pls microsoft, type some code or do something or hacking something that can solve this problem. I would rather have no internet than have it for 5 min and then lose it for 10s then have it again.
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December 28th, 2013 6:53pm

I have been having the same problem ever since I upgraded to Windows 8.1
January 9th, 2014 6:43pm

I have the same problem
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January 24th, 2014 5:03am

Wow I have exactly the same problem on a HP envy...Ran fine on Windows 8 now I loose internet connectivity on 8.1...Its been months now and still no fix??????????  The joke is I'm ment to be Beta testing Microsoft's Project Spark but it only runs on Windows 8.1  (But not mine cause I loose Connectivity)  Nice one Microsoft
January 26th, 2014 10:42pm

Wow I have exactly the same problem on a HP envy...Ran fine on Windows 8 now I loose internet connectivity on 8.1...Its been months now and still no fix??????????  The joke is I'm ment to be Beta testing Microsoft's Project Spark but it only runs on Windows 8.1  (But not mine cause I loose Connectivity)  Nice one Microsoft
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January 27th, 2014 3:41am

Wow I have exactly the same problem on a HP envy...Ran fine on Windows 8 now I loose internet connectivity on 8.1...Its been months now and still no fix??????????  The joke is I'm ment to be Beta testing Microsoft's Project Spark but it only runs on Windows 8.1  (But not mine cause I loose Connectivity)  Nice one Microsoft
January 27th, 2014 3:41am

Wow I have exactly the same problem on a HP envy...Ran fine on Windows 8 now I loose internet connectivity on 8.1...Its been months now and still no fix??????????  The joke is I'm ment to be Beta testing Microsoft's Project Spark but it only runs on Windows 8.1  (But not mine cause I loose Connectivity)  Nice one Microsoft
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January 27th, 2014 6:41am

Wow I have exactly the same problem on a HP envy...Ran fine on Windows 8 now I loose internet connectivity on 8.1...Its been months now and still no fix??????????  The joke is I'm ment to be Beta testing Microsoft's Project Spark but it only runs on Windows 8.1  (But not mine cause I loose Connectivity)  Nice one Microsoft
January 27th, 2014 6:41am

Wow I have exactly the same problem on a HP envy...Ran fine on Windows 8 now I loose internet connectivity on 8.1...Its been months now and still no fix??????????  The joke is I'm ment to be Beta testing Microsoft's Project Spark but it only runs on Windows 8.1  (But not mine cause I loose Connectivity)  Nice one Microsoft
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January 27th, 2014 6:41am

Wow I have exactly the same problem on a HP envy...Ran fine on Windows 8 now I loose internet connectivity on 8.1...Its been months now and still no fix??????????  The joke is I'm ment to be Beta testing Microsoft's Project Spark but it only runs on Windows 8.1  (But not mine cause I loose Connectivity)  Nice one Microsoft
January 27th, 2014 6:41am

Wow I have exactly the same problem on a HP envy...Ran fine on Windows 8 now I loose internet connectivity on 8.1...Its been months now and still no fix??????????  The joke is I'm ment to be Beta testing Microsoft's Project Spark but it only runs on Windows 8.1  (But not mine cause I loose Connectivity)  Nice one Microsoft
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January 27th, 2014 6:41am

Wow I have exactly the same problem on a HP envy...Ran fine on Windows 8 now I loose internet connectivity on 8.1...Its been months now and still no fix??????????  The joke is I'm ment to be Beta testing Microsoft's Project Spark but it only runs on Windows 8.1  (But not mine cause I loose Connectivity)  Nice one Microsoft
January 27th, 2014 6:41am

Wow I have exactly the same problem on a HP envy...Ran fine on Windows 8 now I loose internet connectivity on 8.1...Its been months now and still no fix??????????  The joke is I'm ment to be Beta testing Microsoft's Project Spark but it only runs on Windows 8.1  (But not mine cause I loose Connectivity)  Nice one Microsoft
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January 27th, 2014 6:41am

Wow I have exactly the same problem on a HP envy...Ran fine on Windows 8 now I loose internet connectivity on 8.1...Its been months now and still no fix??????????  The joke is I'm ment to be Beta testing Microsoft's Project Spark but it only runs on Windows 8.1  (But not mine cause I loose Connectivity)  Nice one Microsoft
January 27th, 2014 6:41am

Wow I have exactly the same problem on a HP envy...Ran fine on Windows 8 now I loose internet connectivity on 8.1...Its been months now and still no fix??????????  The joke is I'm ment to be Beta testing Microsoft's Project Spark but it only runs on Windows 8.1  (But not mine cause I loose Connectivity)  Nice one Microsoft
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January 27th, 2014 6:41am

Problem Solved:   It is a DNS issue....With the upgrade from 8 to 8.1 Windows now handles DNS differently.

The solution is to Change your DNS to the Google Public Setting...I have done this and haven't had a problem since.  I have even confirmed this fix with my ISP and they seemed surprised that I didn't know about it.

So:  Step 1 Control Panel---Network and Sharing Center---Change adapter settings

Step 2 Select the connection you are using...ie Wifi or LAN

Step 3 Click on the networking tab.  Click on internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and the Properties

Step 4 Click on Avanced and then the DNS tab

Step 5:  Uncheck the "obtain DNS server address automatically" and check the "Use the following DNS server address"

Step 6 Use the following Google DNS settings ....Preferred DNS Server 8.8.8.8

                                                                        ...Alternative DNS Server 8.8.4.4.

Step 7 Click OK and restart you network connection for changes to be applied.

GOOD LUCK

  • Proposed as answer by PhatAlb3rtNZ 13 hours 15 minutes ago
January 28th, 2014 5:34pm

Problem Solved:   It is a DNS issue....With the upgrade from 8 to 8.1 Windows now handles DNS differently.

The solution is to Change your DNS to the Google Public Setting...I have done this and haven't had a problem since.  I have even confirmed this fix with my ISP and they seemed surprised that I didn't know about it.

So:  Step 1 Control Panel---Network and Sharing Center---Change adapter settings

Step 2 Select the connection you are using...ie Wifi or LAN

Step 3 Click on the networking tab.  Click on internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and the Properties

Step 4 Click on Avanced and then the DNS tab

Step 5:  Uncheck the "obtain DNS server address automatically" and check the "Use the following DNS server address"

Step 6 Use the following Google DNS settings ....Preferred DNS Server 8.8.8.8

                                                                        ...Alternative DNS Server 8.8.4.4.

Step 7 Click OK and restart you network connection for changes to be applied.

GOOD LUCK

  • Proposed as answer by PhatAlb3rtNZ Tuesday, January 28, 2014 10:33 PM
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January 28th, 2014 10:32pm

Problem Solved:   It is a DNS issue....With the upgrade from 8 to 8.1 Windows now handles DNS differently.

The solution is to Change your DNS to the Google Public Setting...I have done this and haven't had a problem since.  I have even confirmed this fix with my ISP and they seemed surprised that I didn't know about it.

So:  Step 1 Control Panel---Network and Sharing Center---Change adapter settings

Step 2 Select the connection you are using...ie Wifi or LAN

Step 3 Click on the networking tab.  Click on internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and the Properties

Step 4 Click on Avanced and then the DNS tab

Step 5:  Uncheck the "obtain DNS server address automatically" and check the "Use the following DNS server address"

Step 6 Use the following Google DNS settings ....Preferred DNS Server 8.8.8.8

                                                                        ...Alternative DNS Server 8.8.4.4.

Step 7 Click OK and restart you network connection for changes to be applied.

GOOD LUCK

  • Proposed as answer by PhatAlb3rtNZ Tuesday, January 28, 2014 10:33 PM
January 28th, 2014 10:32pm

Problem Solved:   It is a DNS issue....With the upgrade from 8 to 8.1 Windows now handles DNS differently.

The solution is to Change your DNS to the Google Public Setting...I have done this and haven't had a problem since.  I have even confirmed this fix with my ISP and they seemed surprised that I didn't know about it.

So:  Step 1 Control Panel---Network and Sharing Center---Change adapter settings

Step 2 Select the connection you are using...ie Wifi or LAN

Step 3 Click on the networking tab.  Click on internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and the Properties

Step 4 Click on Avanced and then the DNS tab

Step 5:  Uncheck the "obtain DNS server address automatically" and check the "Use the following DNS server address"

Step 6 Use the following Google DNS settings ....Preferred DNS Server 8.8.8.8

                                                                        ...Alternative DNS Server 8.8.4.4.

Step 7 Click OK and restart you network connection for changes to be applied.

GOOD LUCK

  • Proposed as answer by PhatAlb3rtNZ Tuesday, January 28, 2014 10:33 PM
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January 29th, 2014 1:32am

Problem Solved:   It is a DNS issue....With the upgrade from 8 to 8.1 Windows now handles DNS differently.

The solution is to Change your DNS to the Google Public Setting...I have done this and haven't had a problem since.  I have even confirmed this fix with my ISP and they seemed surprised that I didn't know about it.

So:  Step 1 Control Panel---Network and Sharing Center---Change adapter settings

Step 2 Select the connection you are using...ie Wifi or LAN

Step 3 Click on the networking tab.  Click on internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and the Properties

Step 4 Click on Avanced and then the DNS tab

Step 5:  Uncheck the "obtain DNS server address automatically" and check the "Use the following DNS server address"

Step 6 Use the following Google DNS settings ....Preferred DNS Server 8.8.8.8

                                                                        ...Alternative DNS Server 8.8.4.4.

Step 7 Click OK and restart you network connection for changes to be applied.

GOOD LUCK

  • Proposed as answer by PhatAlb3rtNZ Tuesday, January 28, 2014 10:33 PM
January 29th, 2014 1:32am

Problem Solved:   It is a DNS issue....With the upgrade from 8 to 8.1 Windows now handles DNS differently.

The solution is to Change your DNS to the Google Public Setting...I have done this and haven't had a problem since.  I have even confirmed this fix with my ISP and they seemed surprised that I didn't know about it.

So:  Step 1 Control Panel---Network and Sharing Center---Change adapter settings

Step 2 Select the connection you are using...ie Wifi or LAN

Step 3 Click on the networking tab.  Click on internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and the Properties

Step 4 Click on Avanced and then the DNS tab

Step 5:  Uncheck the "obtain DNS server address automatically" and check the "Use the following DNS server address"

Step 6 Use the following Google DNS settings ....Preferred DNS Server 8.8.8.8

                                                                        ...Alternative DNS Server 8.8.4.4.

Step 7 Click OK and restart you network connection for changes to be applied.

GOOD LUCK

  • Proposed as answer by PhatAlb3rtNZ Tuesday, January 28, 2014 10:33 PM
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January 29th, 2014 1:32am

Problem Solved:   It is a DNS issue....With the upgrade from 8 to 8.1 Windows now handles DNS differently.

The solution is to Change your DNS to the Google Public Setting...I have done this and haven't had a problem since.  I have even confirmed this fix with my ISP and they seemed surprised that I didn't know about it.

So:  Step 1 Control Panel---Network and Sharing Center---Change adapter settings

Step 2 Select the connection you are using...ie Wifi or LAN

Step 3 Click on the networking tab.  Click on internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and the Properties

Step 4 Click on Avanced and then the DNS tab

Step 5:  Uncheck the "obtain DNS server address automatically" and check the "Use the following DNS server address"

Step 6 Use the following Google DNS settings ....Preferred DNS Server 8.8.8.8

                                                                        ...Alternative DNS Server 8.8.4.4.

Step 7 Click OK and restart you network connection for changes to be applied.

GOOD LUCK

  • Proposed as answer by PhatAlb3rtNZ Tuesday, January 28, 2014 10:33 PM
January 29th, 2014 1:32am

Problem Solved:   It is a DNS issue....With the upgrade from 8 to 8.1 Windows now handles DNS differently.

The solution is to Change your DNS to the Google Public Setting...I have done this and haven't had a problem since.  I have even confirmed this fix with my ISP and they seemed surprised that I didn't know about it.

So:  Step 1 Control Panel---Network and Sharing Center---Change adapter settings

Step 2 Select the connection you are using...ie Wifi or LAN

Step 3 Click on the networking tab.  Click on internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and the Properties

Step 4 Click on Avanced and then the DNS tab

Step 5:  Uncheck the "obtain DNS server address automatically" and check the "Use the following DNS server address"

Step 6 Use the following Google DNS settings ....Preferred DNS Server 8.8.8.8

                                                                        ...Alternative DNS Server 8.8.4.4.

Step 7 Click OK and restart you network connection for changes to be applied.

GOOD LUCK

  • Proposed as answer by PhatAlb3rtNZ Tuesday, January 28, 2014 10:33 PM
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January 29th, 2014 1:32am

Problem Solved:   It is a DNS issue....With the upgrade from 8 to 8.1 Windows now handles DNS differently.

The solution is to Change your DNS to the Google Public Setting...I have done this and haven't had a problem since.  I have even confirmed this fix with my ISP and they seemed surprised that I didn't know about it.

So:  Step 1 Control Panel---Network and Sharing Center---Change adapter settings

Step 2 Select the connection you are using...ie Wifi or LAN

Step 3 Click on the networking tab.  Click on internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and the Properties

Step 4 Click on Avanced and then the DNS tab

Step 5:  Uncheck the "obtain DNS server address automatically" and check the "Use the following DNS server address"

Step 6 Use the following Google DNS settings ....Preferred DNS Server 8.8.8.8

                                                                        ...Alternative DNS Server 8.8.4.4.

Step 7 Click OK and restart you network connection for changes to be applied.

GOOD LUCK

  • Proposed as answer by PhatAlb3rtNZ Tuesday, January 28, 2014 10:33 PM
January 29th, 2014 1:32am

Problem Solved:   It is a DNS issue....With the upgrade from 8 to 8.1 Windows now handles DNS differently.

The solution is to Change your DNS to the Google Public Setting...I have done this and haven't had a problem since.  I have even confirmed this fix with my ISP and they seemed surprised that I didn't know about it.

So:  Step 1 Control Panel---Network and Sharing Center---Change adapter settings

Step 2 Select the connection you are using...ie Wifi or LAN

Step 3 Click on the networking tab.  Click on internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and the Properties

Step 4 Click on Avanced and then the DNS tab

Step 5:  Uncheck the "obtain DNS server address automatically" and check the "Use the following DNS server address"

Step 6 Use the following Google DNS settings ....Preferred DNS Server 8.8.8.8

                                                                        ...Alternative DNS Server 8.8.4.4.

Step 7 Click OK and restart you network connection for changes to be applied.

GOOD LUCK

  • Proposed as answer by PhatAlb3rtNZ Tuesday, January 28, 2014 10:33 PM
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January 29th, 2014 1:32am

Problem Solved:   It is a DNS issue....With the upgrade from 8 to 8.1 Windows now handles DNS differently.

The solution is to Change your DNS to the Google Public Setting...I have done this and haven't had a problem since.  I have even confirmed this fix with my ISP and they seemed surprised that I didn't know about it.

So:  Step 1 Control Panel---Network and Sharing Center---Change adapter settings

Step 2 Select the connection you are using...ie Wifi or LAN

Step 3 Click on the networking tab.  Click on internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and the Properties

Step 4 Click on Avanced and then the DNS tab

Step 5:  Uncheck the "obtain DNS server address automatically" and check the "Use the following DNS server address"

Step 6 Use the following Google DNS settings ....Preferred DNS Server 8.8.8.8

                                                                        ...Alternative DNS Server 8.8.4.4.

Step 7 Click OK and restart you network connection for changes to be applied.

GOOD LUCK

  • Proposed as answer by PhatAlb3rtNZ Tuesday, January 28, 2014 10:33 PM
January 29th, 2014 1:32am

Problem Solved:   It is a DNS issue....With the upgrade from 8 to 8.1 Windows now handles DNS differently.

The solution is to Change your DNS to the Google Public Setting...I have done this and haven't had a problem since.  I have even confirmed this fix with my ISP and they seemed surprised that I didn't know about it.

So:  Step 1 Control Panel---Network and Sharing Center---Change adapter settings

Step 2 Select the connection you are using...ie Wifi or LAN

Step 3 Click on the networking tab.  Click on internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and the Properties

Step 4 Click on Avanced and then the DNS tab

Step 5:  Uncheck the "obtain DNS server address automatically" and check the "Use the following DNS server address"

Step 6 Use the following Google DNS settings ....Preferred DNS Server 8.8.8.8

                                                                        ...Alternative DNS Server 8.8.4.4.

Step 7 Click OK and restart you network connection for changes to be applied.

GOOD LUCK

  • Proposed as answer by PhatAlb3rtNZ Tuesday, January 28, 2014 10:33 PM
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January 29th, 2014 1:32am

Thank you SO much for sharing this - it does seem to have finally solved my problem with losing my internet connection!!
February 4th, 2014 6:46pm

I will try this later and see if it works. So, if it is a DNS issue, is Microsoft working on a patch? Surely it can't be a long term solution that everyone has to use the google dns servers? 
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February 5th, 2014 4:15am

Got the same problem with an acer iconia. Shame on windows 8.1
February 6th, 2014 2:02am

I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!  I recently got a new laptop running Windows 8.1

I love it, but I have been going CRAZY trying to fix the signal loss problem over the internet.

Then I found your easy fix. AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My internet now works great!    Thank you so much!  You made my day!!!

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February 6th, 2014 9:33pm

Problem Solved:   It is a DNS issue....With the upgrade from 8 to 8.1 Windows now handles DNS differently.

The solution is to Change your DNS to the Google Public Setting...I have done this and haven't had a problem since.  I have even confirmed this fix with my ISP and they seemed surprised that I didn't know about it.

So:  Step 1 Control Panel---Network and Sharing Center---Change adapter settings

Step 2 Select the connection you are using...ie Wifi or LAN

Step 3 Click on the networking tab.  Click on internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and the Properties

Step 4 Click on Avanced and then the DNS tab

Step 5:  Uncheck the "obtain DNS server address automatically" and check the "Use the following DNS server address"

Step 6 Use the following Google DNS settings ....Preferred DNS Server 8.8.8.8

                                                                        ...Alternative DNS Server 8.8.4.4.

Step 7 Click OK and restart you network connection for changes to be applied.

GOOD LUCK

This did not solve it for me. It still drops internet connection after a while. Cant even reach local host.
February 8th, 2014 4:32am

Thank you so much for the help. I'm not as literate on the computer as everyone here so I really appreciate your help!!  Thanks again.

Jan

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February 12th, 2014 10:58pm

I know this is old, but for anyone searching, this link might hold the answer. It seems to be the solution for some people. It seems MS installed their own drivers and rolling back to old drivers does the trick. There is also another fix for changing TCP settings

limited wi fi connectivity issue Windows 8.1
February 12th, 2014 11:10pm

This did not work...
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March 25th, 2014 11:10am

I had problems with frequently getting disconnected. My diagnosis was a conflict between Atheros Wireless and Bluetooth device drivers. It seems to be an issue with driver. I had it temporarily fixed by disabling bluetooth. But after installing some updates for my Asus Motherbaord, there are no more conflicts.

Please check this article. It might help someone http://atechjourney.com/fix-wi-fi-keeps-disconnecting-in-windows-8-and-8-1.html/

Good Luck

March 25th, 2014 12:56pm

I also ave the same issue ,but ill hold off of using a google dns server thingy, Microsoft has to come out with a patch for this. period !!!
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March 25th, 2014 2:34pm

You wrote this in October, five months ago.  It is now the end of March 2014.  I just bought a new Sony Avio laptop with a I7 core, on Monday the 24th worked great.  On Tuesday the 25th I upgraded to 8.1.  Immediately after that upgrade I couldn't stay connected to my WiFi when using the APPS.  It will almost immediately disconnect. I can stay a little longer when using Desktop and Chrome. Today I tried  "The solution is to Change your DNS to the Google Public Setting" listed above.  Perhaps that is why I'm spending a little more time connected when I'm using the desktop.  I also flushed my connection, to no avail.

What I'm really surprised about is that there has been no fix from Microsoft.  Perhaps we need to go a bit more public?  Or someone please find a fix!  Please.  Everything else in my home works great with the WiFi so it is definitely 8.1 that's the problem. 

March 30th, 2014 1:41pm

I have tried every fix on this page and more that I've found in internet searches. My new laptop STILL drops my wifi connection every 30 minutes.... I have 6 other devices that work perfectly fine. Someone at Microsoft needs to help address this issue!!!!!??!??!!
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March 30th, 2014 6:55pm

I bought a Toshiba Satalite p850-337 last juli and it came whit windows 8. When Windows 8.1 came out i thought that i might just install it. No problems from the start just that the internett conetion did not wanna start agian before i restated my laptop. many mouths later i started haveing problems whit the internett conection just like the first time i installed 8.1. i tried everything but noting worked. I got pretty mad one day because i was in a game of Bf4.... turned on the flight modus on the wifi settings (down right corner) and i shorty after i turned it off agian and the nettwork conected instent or it had deselected the wifi i was on now i was up and running.

Fix: Turn on and off flight modus and do what you want on the interwebs :D

April 29th, 2014 11:04am

Testing this. I've noticed that 8.1 drops my internet anywhere from 5-20 times a day, keeping tabs on it (I like to leave my pc running during the day)

Going to reboot and have applied this fix. The internet dropping is almost methodical, after about 3 hours it drops for about a minute, every 3 hours.

I upvoted you because I've done some testing and the latency appears to be diminished with the Google DNS server. Thanks for this.

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May 1st, 2014 12:59pm

The same problem here. Bought a brand new ASUS laptop with Windows 8.0, upgraded to 8.1 and Windows started loosing the wired Internet connection. Usually every day when I start Windows 8.1 I cannot immediately connect to the Internet as the network adapter has status "Unidentified network" or "Identifying...". If I wait about a minute or two (or reset the adapter) it may find the connection and then everything works fine until next day Windows has again lost the connection. 

I have the latest network drivers and windows updates, no difference. Contacted Realtek, the manufacturer of the network card, not their problem. Contacted ISP, no clue what's causing it. Contacted ASUS, recommended to downgrade to Windows 8.0. This is just freaking hilarious when nobody knows nothing or takes responsibility for this mess.

If Microsoft support is on this forum, please forward this message to Microsoft engineers. This amateurish bug must be fixed regardless of whose fault it is. It's really embarrassing that Microsoft can't make a basic thing like Internet working in their flagship Windows 8.1 OS. 

May 8th, 2014 1:05pm

I have been having this issue since a week now and have tried to rebuild my machine with Win 8.1 but the issue does not seem to go away. My network drops every 15 - 20 mins and I have to use the Wireless on-off switch to enable it back. this is so annoying, I have got another laptop with the same specs running on Windows 7 with no issues. I have tried to load windows 8.1 on that and the same issue is back on the new laptop as well.

Is Microsoft evening listeing on here? I have to downgrade my machine to Windows 7 as it is just impossible to get any work done. I hope there is a fix soon for this.

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May 9th, 2014 11:34pm

This solution did not solve my problem. I tried every solution that was suggested, so far nothing works. I have to reboot my laptop every time I loses connection. It seems that every hour it loses the connection.
May 14th, 2014 5:34am

I know your problem. Had it too. I've looked it up. Here is your solution:

Open Command Prompt. Type: netsh winsock reset

That's pretty much it. It's not a driver issue and it explains what it does there.

Taken from here.

I hope this works for you, mate. 

- LS

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May 14th, 2014 9:24pm

Ty so much for ur help, it helped me to fix the issue i was gonna rollback to win8, but now it seems fixed, i hope they deliver a patch or something cause lose the conection sucks so bad, it was so bad to find ur solution, ty so much.
May 16th, 2014 4:03am

I know your problem. Had it too. I've looked it up. Here is your solution:

Open Command Prompt. Type: netsh winsock reset

That's pretty much it. It's not a driver issue and it explains what it does there.

Taken from here.

I hope this works for you, mate. 

- LS

Didn't help here. I've been a Microsoft guy for a long time but nowadays this company has started annoying me a big time. You just can't put out this kind of crap.
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May 19th, 2014 12:58pm

I know your problem. Had it too. I've looked it up. Here is your solution:

Open Command Prompt. Type: netsh winsock reset

That's pretty much it. It's not a driver issue and it explains what it does there.

Taken from here.

I hope this works for you, mate. 

- LS

Didn't help here. I've been a Microsoft guy for a long time but nowadays this company has started annoying me a big time. You just can't put out this kind of crap.
  • Edited by CodeHeaven Monday, May 19, 2014 4:54 PM
May 19th, 2014 4:53pm

I know your problem. Had it too. I've looked it up. Here is your solution:

Open Command Prompt. Type: netsh winsock reset

That's pretty much it. It's not a driver issue and it explains what it does there.

Taken from here.

I hope this works for you, mate. 

- LS

Didn't help here. I've been a Microsoft guy for a long time but nowadays this company has started annoying me a big time. You just can't put out this kind of crap.
  • Edited by CodeHeaven Monday, May 19, 2014 4:54 PM
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May 19th, 2014 4:53pm

I know your problem. Had it too. I've looked it up. Here is your solution:

Open Command Prompt. Type: netsh winsock reset

That's pretty much it. It's not a driver issue and it explains what it does there.

Taken from here.

I hope this works for you, mate. 

- LS

Didn't help here. I've been a Microsoft guy for a long time but nowadays this company has started annoying me a big time. You just can't put out this kind of crap.
  • Edited by CodeHeaven Monday, May 19, 2014 4:54 PM
May 19th, 2014 7:53pm

I know your problem. Had it too. I've looked it up. Here is your solution:

Open Command Prompt. Type: netsh winsock reset

That's pretty much it. It's not a driver issue and it explains what it does there.

Taken from here.

I hope this works for you, mate. 

- LS

Didn't help here. I've been a Microsoft guy for a long time but nowadays this company has started annoying me a big time. You just can't put out this kind of crap.
  • Edited by CodeHeaven Monday, May 19, 2014 4:54 PM
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May 19th, 2014 7:53pm

I know your problem. Had it too. I've looked it up. Here is your solution:

Open Command Prompt. Type: netsh winsock reset

That's pretty much it. It's not a driver issue and it explains what it does there.

Taken from here.

I hope this works for you, mate. 

- LS

Didn't help here. I've been a Microsoft guy for a long time but nowadays this company has started annoying me a big time. You just can't put out this kind of crap.
  • Edited by CodeHeaven Monday, May 19, 2014 4:54 PM
May 19th, 2014 7:53pm

I know your problem. Had it too. I've looked it up. Here is your solution:

Open Command Prompt. Type: netsh winsock reset

That's pretty much it. It's not a driver issue and it explains what it does there.

Taken from here.

I hope this works for you, mate. 

- LS

Didn't help here. I've been a Microsoft guy for a long time but nowadays this company has started annoying me a big time. You just can't put out this kind of crap.
  • Edited by CodeHeaven Monday, May 19, 2014 4:54 PM
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May 19th, 2014 7:53pm

I know your problem. Had it too. I've looked it up. Here is your solution:

Open Command Prompt. Type: netsh winsock reset

That's pretty much it. It's not a driver issue and it explains what it does there.

Taken from here.

I hope this works for you, mate. 

- LS

Didn't help here. I've been a Microsoft guy for a long time but nowadays this company has started annoying me a big time. You just can't put out this kind of crap.
  • Edited by CodeHeaven Monday, May 19, 2014 4:54 PM
May 19th, 2014 7:53pm

I know your problem. Had it too. I've looked it up. Here is your solution:

Open Command Prompt. Type: netsh winsock reset

That's pretty much it. It's not a driver issue and it explains what it does there.

Taken from here.

I hope this works for you, mate. 

- LS

Didn't help here. I've been a Microsoft guy for a long time but nowadays this company has started annoying me a big time. You just can't put out this kind of crap.
  • Edited by CodeHeaven Monday, May 19, 2014 4:54 PM
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May 19th, 2014 7:53pm

Hi! I wanted to let you know I took your advice and so far so good!!! I've been on the internet for a couple of hours doing multiple searches, watching movies and emailing and my connection hasn't dropped yet! I can't tell you how much time and effort I've spent trying to fix this problem. Thanks for sharing!!! -ama
May 24th, 2014 8:32am

Problem Solved:   It is a DNS issue....With the upgrade from 8 to 8.1 Windows now handles DNS differently.

The solution is to Change your DNS to the Google Public Setting...I have done this and haven't had a problem since.  I have even confirmed this fix with my ISP and they seemed surprised that I didn't know about it.

So:  Step 1 Control Panel---Network and Sharing Center---Change adapter settings

Step 2 Select the connection you are using...ie Wifi or LAN

Step 3 Click on the networking tab.  Click on internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and the Properties

Step 4 Click on Avanced and then the DNS tab

Step 5:  Uncheck the "obtain DNS server address automatically" and check the "Use the following DNS server address"

Step 6 Use the following Google DNS settings ....Preferred DNS Server 8.8.8.8

                                                                        ...Alternative DNS Server 8.8.4.4.

Step 7 Click OK and restart you network connection for changes to be applied.

GOOD LUCK

>>> I wanted to repost this suggestion so others will know the above process worked (for me)!!! I spent 6 WEEKS trying to get a brand new HP Envy laptop w/ Windows 8.1's internet connection to stop dropping. I even sent the laptop back to HP for them to "fix" the problem (whatever that might be) and the day I got it back, it STILL DID NOT WORK! I can't find a word to describe how I felt.  Last night I found this thread. I tried a couple of other suggestions before trying PhatAlb3rtNZ and neither worked for me.  But so far so good with changing my DNS settings. Thanks again for sharing.

-ama

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May 24th, 2014 8:47am

It seems the issue here is the DNS registration. 

Just solved this with a friend. 

  1. Start -> control Panel.
  2. Network and internet.
  3. Change Adapter Settings
  4. Select the wifi network.
  5. double click on the wifi network.
  6. double click on ipv6 connectivity
  7. Go to advanced.
  8. Go to DNS tab.
  9. Locate the box that says "use this connection DNS suffix in DNS registration".
  10. Check this box.

seems that it worked totally fine after that.

So the root cause might just be that DNS registration doesnt work correctly, and the workaround is manually inputting the Google DNS servers.

May 25th, 2014 6:38pm

Thanks for your help! Was starting to be a pain to have keep restarting the laptop.
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May 30th, 2014 1:56am

yes it worked thank you very much friend ive reinstalled drivers all day and nothing this helped me out alot,,,GOD bless you friend thankz alot.
May 31st, 2014 8:17pm

Hi All,

Just wanted to write an update to my post - After trying all the workaround's proposed in this forum - I finally was able to resolve my intermittent internet connectivity issue by Uninstalling the Network driver and installing it using a Win 7 driver that was available on the Dell Website. (just an fyi - I was running into this issue on a Dell Latitude e6420 laptop running Windows 8.1)

Good luck to you all!

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June 4th, 2014 12:51pm

I face similar problems with my win 8.1 machine (Dell XPS m1530) and flushing the dns cache didn't work so far.
But what about the sometimes installed bonjour service? I remember, it sometimes can change the dns to 0.0.0.0 (at least on win 7).

What dns is active, when the connection is lost?

I'll try that in the evening, too.

June 11th, 2014 10:20am

Not an answer, just a workaround. In my opinion MS still have to come up with a patch to solve this issue.

  • Edited by remboman 23 hours 24 minutes ago
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June 17th, 2014 7:26am

Not an answer, just a workaround. In my opinion MS still have to come up with a patch to solve this issue.

  • Edited by remboman Tuesday, June 17, 2014 11:26 AM
June 17th, 2014 11:22am

Not an answer, just a workaround. In my opinion MS still have to come up with a patch to solve this issue.

  • Edited by remboman Tuesday, June 17, 2014 11:26 AM
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June 17th, 2014 11:22am

Not an answer, just a workaround. In my opinion MS still have to come up with a patch to solve this issue.

  • Edited by remboman Tuesday, June 17, 2014 11:26 AM
June 17th, 2014 2:22pm

Not an answer, just a workaround. In my opinion MS still have to come up with a patch to solve this issue.

  • Edited by remboman Tuesday, June 17, 2014 11:26 AM
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June 17th, 2014 2:22pm

Not an answer, just a workaround. In my opinion MS still have to come up with a patch to solve this issue.

  • Edited by remboman Tuesday, June 17, 2014 11:26 AM
June 17th, 2014 2:22pm

Not an answer, just a workaround. In my opinion MS still have to come up with a patch to solve this issue.

  • Edited by remboman Tuesday, June 17, 2014 11:26 AM
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June 17th, 2014 2:22pm

Not an answer, just a workaround. In my opinion MS still have to come up with a patch to solve this issue.

  • Edited by remboman Tuesday, June 17, 2014 11:26 AM
June 17th, 2014 2:22pm

I have the same issue with my HP desktop after installing 8.1. Cannot connect with either Chrome or IE. Have tried all the suggested fixes in this thread, and only get a fleeting connection that goes away after trying to open another link. However, my email through outlook works fine and I can attach and send files and download and print files. So, not sure why that connection works, but the browser doesn't.
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June 19th, 2014 12:34am

not sure why that connection works, but the browser doesn't.

Looks like a firewall issue perhaps at a protocol level.  What happens to tracert?  That would be  ICMP  (same as ping but allows you to see each step of the path--assuming each step of the path allows ICMP but that is what you would be testing). 

You could also greatly simplify a simulation of HTTP by using the telnet client to port 80.  (The telnet client is an optional package in Windows Features.)  E.g. providing you saw the telnet screen clear you would know that you had connectivity to an HTTP server.  You could continue trying to simulate an HTTP session using telnet (by default without any benefit of a LocalEcho) if desired.

June 19th, 2014 2:34pm

I'm a newbie to implementing your suggestions, so had to do a little research.  Here's what I did and results, but not sure what the implications are.  

Ran tracert to www.msn.com two times and it timed out waiting for response (the outbound steps were on the trace).  Ran it to www.outlook.com and it returned good trace, as it did for www.google.com.  (The browser does not connect to google.com however), but the mail app does connect to outlook.

Enabled the telnet client and did an "o www.msn.com [80]"  reply was "Connecting to www.msn.com...Could not open connection to the host, on port [80]: Connect failed"

What else should I be looking at?  What port does outlook use?

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June 21st, 2014 1:43am

Ran tracert to www.msn.com two times and it timed out waiting for response (the outbound steps were on the trace).  Ran it to www.outlook.com and it returned good trace, as it did for www.google.com.  (The browser does not connect to google.com however), but the mail app does connect to outlook.

That sounds normal and looks like good connectivity.  What's your external problem symptom again?

Enabled the telnet client and did an "o www.msn.com [80]"  reply was "Connecting to www.msn.com...Could not open connection to the host, on port [80]: Connect failed"

Good work.  Unfortunately you were confused by meta-characters used in the Help file to show the syntax and to show that "port" is optional.  The default port for telnet is 23, so for our purposes port is always required and then the syntax could not have used those brackets without causing confusion--perhaps by using angle brackets instead to indicate that the word port was a placeholder name, which of course could not be similarly misinterpreted.   <eg>

In fact, you could have had an implied Open command just by using the cmd window command line, for example:

telnet  www.msn.com  80

 

Again, if the screen clears that proves you have connectivity to an open HTTP port on that host.  However, if you would like to prove that the host you connected to actually has something to do with MSN you need to start typing in some HTTP requests.  By default, because of the LocalEcho setting I alluded to, you won't be able to see your typing.  Nevertheless, you could then enter:

GET / HTTP/1.1

Host: www.msn.com

and an extra Enter.

If you want to use the LocalEcho you could do it either by starting the way that you were or by escaping into the telnet subcommand mode (e.g. by pressing Ctrl-] ).  When you are already connected you can reconnect (i.e. leave the subcommand mode) by pressing Enter by itself.

 

What else should I be looking at?  What port does outlook use?

Evidently not 80

Microsoft Telnet> o www.outlook.com 80
Connecting To www.outlook.com...

The screen did not clear.  I tried overtyping the HTTP requests but results were inconclusive.  We can not test HTTPS (port 443) as easily.  However, since you apparently have good connectivity I imagine that you would see some of this in the Developer Tools Network Capture tool.  (In IE11, F12, Ctrl-4, F5).

What I do is start from About:Blank and make sure that Clear entries on navigate is not in effect (second last button up).  And that shows that the response to the first request was a 302 to https://www.outlook.com/

 

HTH

June 21st, 2014 11:26am

LS

Thanks so much for your response.  That command totally did the trick and I've been dealing with this problem for some time.  It does suck that MS can't put out a totally clean piece of ware, but I can understand that sometime issues come up that were unexpected, but it would be nice if when they do we get an answer.  Thanks to you I have an answer and I don't have to use any workaround.  This simply cleared it up for me.

Sean

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July 7th, 2014 6:33pm

This helped me, Thanks
July 8th, 2014 4:59am

This helped, many thanks!
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July 8th, 2014 5:00am

My particular issue may not be a DNS issue, in fact, this is completely strange how and why this happened. First, the details. I have an Acer small form factor tower that I bought from Wal-Mart (first mistake right there). It came pre installed with Windows 8.1 (possible second mistake) and now, it is less than worthless. If it were an intermittent internet connection, I might be able to understand but what has happened has even me stumped, and I know my way around issues like this, or so I thought. The night before this actually started, I had relocated said tower from one side of my desk to the other, using standard shut down procedures to ensure its safety. I did the move, started it up, and everything was working fine, no problems, etc. I shut it down using the Windows shut down procedure and went to bed. The next morning, I woke up, started the system, and attempted to get online, only to find that sometime in the night, something happened to my PC, there is no NIC, the system doesn't even recognize that there is supposed to be an NIC when I check through device manager, I have a cable plugged in, but there is no orange traffic light indicating connectivity, the only light that is on is a green light that apparently stays lit even when the cable is not plugged in. I have done a system restore, I have tried to manually add the hardware, except, 1: I don't have an install disk for it (ha ha), and 2: even if I did, the device manager still is not seeing that there is supposed to be an NIC installed. Finally, as a last ditch, I shut down, opened the side, and popped the BIOS battery to see if I could force a hardware reset, or at least clear the BIOS and force it to return to default, still nothing. So, short of tossing it out the window (out $250 which was my third mistake tacked on to the ones above), is there any solution to this problem?
August 3rd, 2014 10:30am

POSSIBLE FIX FOUND........................

Look at this page

http://adamralph.com/2014/01/24/continuously-losing-internet-connectivity-in-windows-8-1/

The fix may be as simple as running

netsh winsock reset

and reboot.

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August 20th, 2014 1:54pm

Same here. Still dropping my connection after a while. Badly need a solution.
September 3rd, 2014 6:38am

Great advice, although it didn't completely work for me. I went into device manager and rolled back the wifi driver and that fixed it. I have a Samsung laptop with Windows 8 (haven't upgraded to 8.1)
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September 5th, 2014 5:45pm

I recently upgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1...  and evertything went fine!.. but now i constantle lose the internet connection.. or sometimes its so slow!.. that happen on everything (internet explorer or chrome.. Windows store.. apss that requires internet, etc)

Before install Windows 8.1, using Windows 8 i never have this problem (never! i have a year!)..
My laptop its a Toshiba...

But its important to say, that have this problema on my Microsoft Surface RT with Windows 8.1!.... so :S!

What can i do!?? i need to work u.u


September 24th, 2014 4:25pm

i had the same problem, what worked for me was just updating my network card drivers.

i just upgraded to windows 8.1, i've tried most of the things i read in this post then i just decided to try updating my drivers and it worked xD let me know if that helps anyone ;).

how to do that?


1.Device manager

2.Network adaptors

3.Right click on your network card, mine was called *Intel(R) Centrino(R) Wireless-N 2230 but maybe urs has a different name

4. click update driver software

5. search automaticly for driver software

gl

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September 28th, 2014 2:37pm

Here are the steps you will need to flush the dns:

1.  Start screen

2.  Search

3.  cmd:control, shift & enter keys at same time, this gives you admin access

4.  type: netsh int ip reset then:

5.  netsh winsock reset

Then restart your computer

September 29th, 2014 2:30pm

Well into 2014 and it's still happening here as well.

The affected machines are all variants of Windows 8.x, various laptop models. At some point either the DNS partly dies or the network adapters stop working partly or entirely.

I've managed to correlate it to firewall/antivirus. I can't surely conclude anything yet, but uninstalling McAffee resolved ALL network issues on some machines .






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October 13th, 2014 6:24am

Well into 2014 and it's still happening here as well.

The affected machines are all variants of Windows 8.x, various laptop models. At some point either the DNS partly dies or the network adapters stop working partly or entirely.

I've managed to correlate it to firewall/antivirus. I can't surely conclude anything yet, but uninstalling McAffee resolved ALL network issues on some machines .






October 13th, 2014 10:15am

Well into 2014 and it's still happening here as well.

The affected machines are all variants of Windows 8.x, various laptop models. At some point either the DNS partly dies or the network adapters stop working partly or entirely.

I've managed to correlate it to firewall/antivirus. I can't surely conclude anything yet, but uninstalling McAffee resolved ALL network issues on some machines .






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October 13th, 2014 10:15am

Well into 2014 and it's still happening here as well.

The affected machines are all variants of Windows 8.x, various laptop models. At some point either the DNS partly dies or the network adapters stop working partly or entirely.

I've managed to correlate it to firewall/antivirus. I can't surely conclude anything yet, but uninstalling McAffee resolved ALL network issues on some machines .






October 13th, 2014 1:15pm

Well into 2014 and it's still happening here as well.

The affected machines are all variants of Windows 8.x, various laptop models. At some point either the DNS partly dies or the network adapters stop working partly or entirely.

I've managed to correlate it to firewall/antivirus. I can't surely conclude anything yet, but uninstalling McAffee resolved ALL network issues on some machines .






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October 13th, 2014 1:15pm

Wow!  I am having this problem and did a search and found this thread.  I thought I was the only one :)   My problem seems to be Outlook.   I first noticed that Outlook would stop working after being left open for a period of time.  No errors as such but it would just stop downloading messages and it wouldn't send messages either.  Shortly after I noticed that my internet connection started dropping continuously.  I can disconnect and then reconnect or I can reset the network adaptor.   Starting last night I have kept Outlook OFF and I haven't lost the connection once.  I open Outlook periodically to get my messages and then I shut it back down.  It seems as though it Outlook is left up it starts causing problems.  This entire scenario is a recent one, say a couple of weeks.  I have had Windows 8.1 for a long time so that isn't the problem but maybe an update caused it?
October 16th, 2014 8:45am

If a software fix won't work, make sure all the cable connections are good, i.e. disconnect & reconnect all cables to/from modem; disconnect & reconnect the power to modem to reset it. This worked for me some months ago, but won't work now (had to reboot) so I'll try some of the other suggestions in this thread.
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October 18th, 2014 4:48pm

After turning off IPv6 in the network tab of network adapter it works like a charm.
  • Proposed as answer by iemandanders Sunday, December 28, 2014 9:56 PM
November 7th, 2014 4:15am

After turning off IPv6 in the network tab of network adapter it works like a charm.
  • Proposed as answer by iemandanders Sunday, December 28, 2014 9:56 PM
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November 7th, 2014 4:15am

After turning off IPv6 in the network tab of network adapter it works like a charm.
  • Proposed as answer by iemandanders Sunday, December 28, 2014 9:56 PM
November 7th, 2014 7:15am

After turning off IPv6 in the network tab of network adapter it works like a charm.
  • Proposed as answer by iemandanders Sunday, December 28, 2014 9:56 PM
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November 7th, 2014 7:15am

After turning off IPv6 in the network tab of network adapter it works like a charm.
November 18th, 2014 11:29pm

Bless Your kind soul.
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December 26th, 2014 5:40am

This is the answer I have been looking for! Thank you so much.  My internet has never worked faster since I upgraded to Windows 8.1.
December 29th, 2014 9:10am

Thankyou so much for this solution.This is a perfect solution atleast for me ,because i have gone through a lot of frustration from over a week trying to find a solution.I got a new dell inspiron 15 3000 series laptop with win 8.1 installed .I called in Iyogi which took my remote dextop and did a scan and showed me there are few registry fixes need to be done and that would cost me around 300 CAD .But after a 45 min long steps explained i simply could not afford it so i told no to the Iyogi support.Then I looked for solutions and did uninstall of my antivirus ,turned off firewall and everything but still no luck.I tried to call dell support and they told me that its an ISP problem and they cant help in this even though my laptop is a brand new one.then I called in my ISP but they could not help too.and lastly after all hopes i gave up and tried your solution and my god it worked....now my laptop does not give request timed out after few min ...no need to flush dns every 15 min...thanks to you guys you made my day..its a splendid feeling when no branded tech support could not fix but you did...thanks alot..greatly appreciated.

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January 2nd, 2015 10:10pm

that worked! thanks man
January 3rd, 2015 7:29pm

Thanks alot. Went out of my mind when my 3 weeks old laptop started this. It has worked today but will give it a week before I really start to celabrate.
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January 10th, 2015 3:28am

It totally works, the worst part is that the connection drops when using some MS Apps that connect to the internet. Is a problem totally originated by MS, I'm really surprised that microsoft has not solved the problem yet!!!
January 13th, 2015 1:40pm

How surprising that MS couldn't (or wouldn't) supply the right answer. How surprising that a recommended temporary bandaid fix was marked as the answer!No. In retrospect not really surprising in light of the MS track record.
  • Edited by KentIrwin Tuesday, January 27, 2015 10:43 PM
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January 27th, 2015 10:42pm

How surprising that MS couldn't (or wouldn't) supply the right answer. How surprising that a recommended temporary bandaid fix was marked as the answer!No. In retrospect not really surprising in light of the MS track record.
  • Edited by KentIrwin Tuesday, January 27, 2015 10:43 PM
January 27th, 2015 10:42pm

How surprising that MS couldn't (or wouldn't) supply the right answer. How surprising that a recommended temporary bandaid fix was marked as the answer!No. In retrospect not really surprising in light of the MS track record.
  • Edited by KentIrwin Tuesday, January 27, 2015 10:43 PM
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January 28th, 2015 1:42am

How surprising that MS couldn't (or wouldn't) supply the right answer. How surprising that a recommended temporary bandaid fix was marked as the answer!No. In retrospect not really surprising in light of the MS track record.
  • Edited by KentIrwin Tuesday, January 27, 2015 10:43 PM
January 28th, 2015 1:42am

I just applied this and it's working so far. Thanks. It's sad that even a whole year later they have yet to really fix the issue. Unless I just happened to have missed that particular update or something
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February 1st, 2015 2:02am

I have tried this and all the previous fixes in this thread and i still have the same connection drop problem. Does anyone know what else i can try? This is getting so frustrating.
February 5th, 2015 11:17am

still have the same connection drop problem.

I may have finally seen a few instances of what this is about.  At first it sounded like it was just a problem with DNS going away.  Anyway, in my case the troubleshooters are saying I should do things like power off my router and modem.  But this makes no sense because they are both working fine.  In contrast when I look in Network Connections I can see that the Wi-Fi adapter is disabled.  I try to enable it and nothing happens.  E.g. no lights change anywhere.  I suppose I should try to find some statistics somewhere to check on what it is supposed to have done when I tried to enable it.  I don't have a clear idea of what I did to get it out of that state but it did not require any hardware workaround or reboot.  I'll try to keep better notes the next time it happens.  I think what I may have done is have had multiple troubleshooters running at the same time and somehow they finally allowed me to Enable the adapter, so then everything started working again.

 

FYI

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February 5th, 2015 6:21pm

I've been having similar issues with my Broadcom ethernet adapter for years now, the only "reliable" solution was to disable and enable the network connection and it would work again for a few weeks/months and then randomly lose connectivity.

Finally frustrated by no number of new drivers and OS's I finally wrote a small app, this monitors the internet connection (checking google.com), if it loses connectivity it just disables / enabled the network adapter. Works like a charm for me.

You can configure the time between checking internet connection and also which adapter you want to reset.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/2eduv6uiy14jro1/NetworkMonitorReset.exe?dl=0

February 8th, 2015 10:18am

 I'll try to keep better notes the next time it happens.

That would be yesterday just before I had to go out for the evening.  So I put the machine into Hibernate.  Came back, started it up and no more problem symptom.  I will have to try to remember to do this when I can do it more quickly.   ; )
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February 9th, 2015 12:25am

No joy here; only frustration and wasted precious time.

Multiple restarts, disable/enable wired and wi-fi, flushdns - nothing stops the intermittence, and browsing is essentially impossible.

Can't wait for the company Principal to receive her brand new Surface Pro; that ought to affect our Microsoft product budgeting this year...

February 12th, 2015 11:32pm

browsing is essentially impossible.

How frequently does it happen?  What is your recovery procedure?  Did you try using Hibernate to minimize the disruption? 

FWIW it doesn't happen often enough for me to know if there might be something better (let alone to bother trying to trace how it happens) but I do know that trying to re-enable the adapter when it was disabled was problematic.

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February 13th, 2015 10:38am

This solution appears to be working.  

Thanks,

X

February 15th, 2015 10:29pm

There is a conflict between the wireless drivers and the bluetooth drivers. First turn off your computer's bluetooth connectivity then connect to wifi and Voila, it works perfectly. I had the same problem but now my computer runs normally though it's a major setback given that 2 years down the line the problem is still persistent.
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February 23rd, 2015 6:02am

After months of looking for an answer, finally one that works!  Kudos, Perhaps Microsoft in next update should just change the settings for everybody.  My computers are finally working as expected.  Slow downs from intermittent internet issues lowered office productivity immensely.  Microsoft should adapt a keep it simple, keep it stupid and user friendly approach.  How many buttons does it take to screw in a light bulb?
February 28th, 2015 2:21am

Received new Dell Laptop yesterday, 4th March 2015, Dell Inspiron 15 (3542), with Dell (TM) Wireless 1705/1704 Driver, plus Dell Wireless-N 170x + Bluetooth 4.0.  Could not connect to internet.  Turned all security off on the laptop, on the router NO LUCK.  Moved the Laptop from where we used the last one (2 weeks before), and took it upstairs to the Router.  We connected, no problems.  Took the laptop downstairs to where we normally use it and it disconnects.  Contacted British Telecom, the tech man took remote control and changed the distance from 5 to 2, we took laptop downstairs again, it disconnected.  OS is 8.1.   There is obviously a problem somewhere whether the router setup or the OS or the Dell Laptop.  Will call Dell on their support number but I dont hold out much hope.  My husband has plugged in a booster with an ethernet connection into the laptop in the preferred location, downstairs, and it works perfectly.  In other parts of the house downstairs it works perfectly without ethernet connection but the minute we put it in our favourite place to use it it disconnects.  Our previous laptops were Dell but ran Windows 7.  I will consider following the possible solutions.  Just fed up.  I am from the UK.   
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March 5th, 2015 3:44am

To get to cmd in win 8.1 you can either right-click on the windows icon toward the bottom left of your desktop(Taskbar), click Run then type cmd in the dialog box. You can also use your keyboard by simultaneously pressing on the windows key + x + a.... which will populate the windows command processor, click Yes. You'll now be in Administrator: Command Prompt. Good luck!!!
March 28th, 2015 10:46pm

It's now the end of March in 2015 and microsoft has yet to provide a solid patch for this. In addition, I'd like to point out that my Toshiba laptop eventually stopped suggesting the option to update to 8.1 (I have games that once upon a time were not compatible with windows 8.1) and it updated my laptop without my consent. Thus, I'd like to revert to 8.0 but it seems either impossible or too much of a hassle to go through with constant update reminders. My Toshiba laptop cuts out and I have to reconnect to the internet (disable and re-enable). It's gotten more frequent lately and now I have to reconnect twice before getting anywhere. I connect for half an hour, disconnect for a bit and reboot, come back for 5 seconds and reboot again, then repeat that cycle. It's a detriment to being able to surf the web or play games successfully (of which is my career field, so it's really affecting my job). Hopefully this gets settled soon, though I doubt it and don't hold high hoped for it. Sadly, this puts a hole in my faith with microsoft, more so than there already was over the years.

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March 30th, 2015 2:37am

I can add my pennies worth to this thread.

I bought an ASUS desktop PC preloaded with  the awful windows 8 with its stupid  hover over the side menus and connected it to the internet via a network cable. I use Chrome as its a much better browser than IE and lets me use all the plug ins I want. everything was perfect. Then Microsoft prompted me to update to 8.1 which I did as to try and get the start menu back so that my PC resembled the great XP and Windows 7 platforms that I loved.(just to prove i'm not anti Microsoft just Windows 8). Then my internet problems started. I watch a lot of TV over the internet so I noticed the difference immediately, the internet constantly kept dropping so my picture froze and at the same time other applications such as Facebook and Linkedin would not load. I also changed to IE at the same time and the behaviour was the same.

After reading this thread I tried the DNS google changes and cache clean to no avail. After total despair I reverted my PC back to Windows 8 which meant reloading all my applications which was a real effort.

But Hey Ho I was rewarded  with an internet which worked again no internet drop outs.

Just when my happiness returned Microsoft pushed 8.1 to my PC again last week and guess what the problem has returned.

I am at the point now where I am seriously considering Linux unless Windows 10 can restore my faith

April 27th, 2015 11:05am

This has actually been a problem that windows has miserably failed to fix since windows 7. After extended PC use the registry get's corrupted permanently in regard to any network adapter. Unless you know how to troubleshoot a registry good luck fixing this problem because it won't go away. This common problem is not a hardware or driver issues, it is a fatal bug that affects adapters. Most people that give up do upgrades or full installs. Microsoft needs to fix this issue and it needs to be reported.
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May 28th, 2015 10:20am

After extended PC use the registry get's corrupted permanently in regard to any network adapter.

Seems so.  Others have been hacking the registry to get rid of it but I am wondering if there might not be a more designed solution with some of the more obscure netsh commands and options?  Or perhaps PowerShell since we are often informed when trying to use netsh functions that they are deprecated and to use PowerShell (somehow) instead.

FWIW I am in this exact state right now with my W10 vEthernet adapter (after an update to the VM's host W8.1.2 has messed up connectivity).  The troubleshooters still want me to power off my comm hardware!  <sigh/>

May 28th, 2015 11:31am

HI guys this might sound weird but to fix the problem I went back to windows xp and changed the windows page file size for windows 8 and seams to have fixed the problem can some one test on there machine and see if it does the fix on there side as well

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July 8th, 2015 11:31am

Here is a solution that worked for me (intel system):

Windows has a problem with updating your intel network drivers. If you go to network connections > properties > configure > driver tab > update driver, it says that it is up to date; really - it is not. Surprise surprise.

The fix:

Go to the driver tab in network connections, and look at the name of the driver. Mine says "Intel(R) 82579V Gigabit Network Connection." If you go to google and search "intel 825799V" (or whatever your driver is), it will pull up the intel driver site, look for your OS on the intel site under that network driver page. Download the correct driver for your OS (from a different computer obviously) and move it to your problem computer via usb drive and install the driver. 

This driver was a really recent version (June 2015, a month ago) from Intel. Windows thought my 2013 network driver was up to date, but that update utility doesn't work worth a damn.

Hope this helps!

July 18th, 2015 11:49am

Coincidentally today I had a weird one when starting in the morning.  Kept getting the DNS problem message.  There was no DNS problem if I used 8.8.8.8 or if I used the ISP's DNS addresses.  Often testing those is enough to make the router start seeing the error of its ways.  Not today.  I can't remember what made me think to look but the Wi-Fi connection didn't have a Gateway address.  So I gave it a manual override for that (e.g. via Properties Advanced for IPv4).  Now I have two gateway addresses, both the same.  I think I'll keep the one I used as an override and see what happens next.

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July 18th, 2015 7:54pm

I recently upgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1...  and evertything went fine!.. but now i constantle lose the internet connection.. or sometimes its so slow!.. that happen on everything (internet explorer or chrome.. Windows store.. apss that requires internet, etc)

Before install Windows 8.1, using Windows 8 i never have this problem (never! i have a year!)..
My laptop its a Toshiba...

But its important to say, that have this problema on my Microsoft Surface RT with Windows 8.1!.... so :S!

What can i do!?? i need to work u.u

I have just solved this issue for the second time after performing a fresh install of Windows 8.1

It seems to be related to either a DNS, gateway OR driver issue. It's hard to tell, but regardless, try this fix as it has helped me twice so far AND a few of my friends who had this issue.

NOTE: Please ensure you have the Windows 8 installation disc OR Windows 8 installation USB.

Step1: Press the Windows key on your keyboard and type in "PC Settings" without quotations in the search bar.

Step2: Select the "Update and Recovery" tab on the left pane.

Step3: Select the "Recovery" tab on the left pane.

Step4: With your Windows 8 installation disc or USB inserted, select the "Refresh your PC without affecting your files" option and click on "Get Started". - This will remove all of your installed drivers and reset your Windows settings to it's original state. NOTE: You will lose your installed apps and games too, so back up anything you want or need before doing this step.

Step5: The rest is self-explanatory and a short waiting period.

Once Windows has completed refreshing your PC, you may go ahead and start installing your drivers one by one. The easiest method to do this is to open "Device Manager", right click on the drivers with a ! symbol and select "Update Driver". It will automatically search online and install the latest drivers for you. Please take extra caution on installing any Network Adapters you don't need. If there aren't any ! icons in your Network Adapters, then DO NOT install any extra software for your Network Adapters.

To clear things up, the main drivers you should be installing (without having to worry about anything else) are as follows:

1: On-board Graphics Card driver (applies only to notebooks)

2: Graphics Card driver (nVidia, AMD etc etc...)

3: Sound Card Driver (Realtek Audio etc...)

4: SmartGesture (ASUS) or TouchPad drivers (applies only to notebooks)

Essentially the Network Adapters should already be enlisted in the Device Manager without any errors like a ! icon. You should now be configured to run your internet connection without any issues.

Hope this helps.


July 21st, 2015 11:39pm

I recently upgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1...  and evertything went fine!.. but now i constantle lose the internet connection.. or sometimes its so slow!.. that happen on everything (internet explorer or chrome.. Windows store.. apss that requires internet, etc)

Before install Windows 8.1, using Windows 8 i never have this problem (never! i have a year!)..
My laptop its a Toshiba...

But its important to say, that have this problema on my Microsoft Surface RT with Windows 8.1!.... so :S!

What can i do!?? i need to work u.u

I have just solved this issue for the second time after performing a fresh install of Windows 8.1

It seems to be related to either a DNS, gateway OR driver issue. It's hard to tell, but regardless, try this fix as it has helped me twice so far AND a few of my friends who had this issue.

NOTE: Please ensure you have the Windows 8 installation disc OR Windows 8 installation USB.

Step1: Press the Windows key on your keyboard and type in "PC Settings" without quotations in the search bar.

Step2: Select the "Update and Recovery" tab on the left pane.

Step3: Select the "Recovery" tab on the left pane.

Step4: With your Windows 8 installation disc or USB inserted, select the "Refresh your PC without affecting your files" option and click on "Get Started". - This will remove all of your installed drivers and reset your Windows settings to it's original state. NOTE: You will lose your installed apps and games too, so back up anything you want or need before doing this step.

Step5: The rest is self-explanatory and a short waiting period.

Once Windows has completed refreshing your PC, you may go ahead and start installing your drivers one by one. The easiest method to do this is to open "Device Manager", right click on the drivers with a ! symbol and select "Update Driver". It will automatically search online and install the latest drivers for you. Please take extra caution on installing any Network Adapters you don't need. If there aren't any ! icons in your Network Adapters, then DO NOT install any extra software for your Network Adapters.

To clear things up, the main drivers you should be installing (without having to worry about anything else) are as follows:

1: On-board Graphics Card driver (applies only to notebooks)

2: Graphics Card driver (nVidia, AMD etc etc...)

3: Sound Card Driver (Realtek Audio etc...)

4: SmartGesture (ASUS) or TouchPad drivers (applies only to notebooks)

Essentially the Network Adapters should already be enlisted in the Device Manager without any errors like a ! icon. You should now be configured to run your internet connection without any issues.

Hope this helps.


  • Edited by BloodDrag0n Wednesday, July 22, 2015 3:40 AM
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July 22nd, 2015 3:38am

Thank you!. Ive been having this connection problem too. Come to think of it , it did seem to start after upgrading to 8.1. Im hoping this has done the trick. from the other comments it seem to work. much appreciated. I dont get why microsoft couldnt put out a patch to fix this problem though. Does no one from microsoft ever read forum posts.
July 24th, 2015 3:57pm

You could also create a task in task scheduler to either run your Flush.bat file or to simply run ipconfig /flushdns every hour instead of doing it manually. 
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