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Laptop WiFi causing interference with home network
I have a Dell Inspiron 15 5000 series and it was working just great. It only has wireless networking capabilities. Recently It started interfering with the rest of my home network in that I could not surf the internet on any of my other computers with the Dell laptop WiFi turned on. The web sites would time out or I could not get to them. Turn off the Dell WiFi and the other computers would surf just fine. I tried uninstalling the WiFi adapter and rebooting the laptop. Now it will not connect to my network. I have tried a System Restore and it says there is a problem with the hard drive. A CHKDSK /F did not fix the problem. Any ideas?
Greg
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January 3rd, 2017 08:00
I ended up resetting my laptop by doing a clean install of Windows 10. I wiped out all the settings and files and had to reload everything. Luckily I had all my data backed up so I did not lose anything except time. Everything has been working as expected since then. I could have retain my files and settings but did not want to take the chance.
robert p
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January 3rd, 2017 03:00
Hi gregorykoelling,
Thanks for posting.
Have you been able to try a USB wifi adapter to see if the internal wifi card might be damaged?
Jamesnickc
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April 23rd, 2020 05:00
My dell XPS 13 is causing disconnect while using a home network.
monasameh
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September 22nd, 2022 07:00
i hope u actually answer..
do you have any idea how to restore windows 10 after my device downloaded windows 11?