Hi,
Lately i have started getting this problem with my on board wireless adapter. I am using my computer as normal surfing/streaming/gaming when suddenly i lose connection to my wireless network.
At first i thought maybe it had something to do with my router or internet provider, but after checking my phone and laptop i narrowed it down the fault is somewhere in my computer. First i tried to restart my network adapter in the "Network and sharing center", but every time i try to disable my network adapter from here windows keeps freezing up. So i tried to disable the network adapter through the device manager where i keep running into the same problem that windows freezes up. The only solution so far is to reboot my whole computer which is both annoying and tiresome.
So that's when i start looking for a solution to my problem. First i did the obvious things and downloaded the newest driver for the network adapter. I uninstalled everything that had to do with Intel wireless and uninstalled the driver directly in the device manager. After that i made sure that everything was uninstalled before I reinstalled the newest driver in hopes this would solve my problem (suffering?).
Unfortunately this did not help my cause. So i started digging through the Event Viewer to see if there were any obvious errors to be found. Every time i lose connection to the wireless network i get the same message in the event viewer:
The network interface "Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260" has begun resetting. There will be a momentary disruption in network connectivity while the hardware resets.
Reason: The network driver requested that it be reset.
This network interface has reset # time(s) since it was last initialized.
So after what i have gathered, the network adapter isn't able to reset normally.
All the silly stuff i tried in addition to what is named previously was to open up my computer and re-plug the wireless adapter. I also tried an older version of the network driver without any luck. So in my last attempt to fixing this issue i hope some of you might be kind enough to help me fix this issue.
My system
| OS Name | Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise | |
| Version | 10.0.10586 Build 10586 | |
| System Manufacturer | MSI | |
| System Model | MS-7851 | |
| System Type | x64-based PC | |
| Processor | Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHz, 4001 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s) | |
| BIOS Version/Date | American Megatrends Inc. V4.7, 23.12.2014 | |
| SMBIOS Version | 2.8 |
| Name | Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 | |
| Adapter Type | Ethernet 802.3 | |
| Product Type | Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 | |
If you need any further information please don't hesitate to ask for it.
Thanks in advance
Best regards
Andreas