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Dell Venue 8 Pro WiFi Issue
it seems either way I disable the Wi Fi by the 'switch' itself or 'Airplane' mode it is a pain to get it on and have to manually 'disable the entire WiFi and then enable it joggin the WiFi off and on til it seems to catch on I am trying to turn it back on. I am only trying to turn it off to save battery right now but is this normal? Will a fix be forth coming because i'ts a pain right now.
Anonymous User
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August 21st, 2014 08:00
This was the clearest explanation I have seen. It worked. Thanks.
MikeRAID
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August 21st, 2014 09:00
MikeRAID
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August 21st, 2014 09:00
Jeff Leites
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August 21st, 2014 10:00
Mike the problem with those updates is that they were installed in the wrong order. It's a Microsoft error that they've corrected. They should be deleted, then reinstalled.
Please read the explanation and instructions here: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-networking/dell-venue-pro-loses-wireless-connection-after/bc8a1426-fdb8-466d-b074-c80a06e70d76
dannyzhu1987
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August 21st, 2014 13:00
So the updates that are deleted won't compromise your security. Here are the functions of the updates:
KB2887595 - http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/search/DownloadResults.aspx?q=KB2887595
KB2883200 - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2883200
KB2903939 - http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/search/DownloadResults.aspx?q=KB2903939
These updates are to improve the "Windows 8.1 Experience" mostly, and none of the patches say anything about security updates.
Levinas
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August 26th, 2014 19:00
Levinas
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August 26th, 2014 19:00
m_smith_1968
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August 30th, 2014 20:00
It still happens for me. I deleted the updates and if I'm idle for a while, the network adapter shuts down (including Bluetooth).
It's starting to really annoy the *** out of me that Dell has not provided a solution to the problem.
Chocowolf
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September 2nd, 2014 02:00
This did help with my wifi problem but my Venue 8 pro has another when it comes to seeing the infamous Blue screen of death when I try to access the cameras
I reset mine back to factory (I've lost count how many times I've had to do this now due to faulty windows updates) and it's all working as it should so there is at least afew more that our little tablets don't like
cgigate
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September 2nd, 2014 11:00
The Bios update did not resolve any problem than creating more issue. it mostly lock down some feature deeply.
herosp
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September 6th, 2014 10:00
No no no no no..... people stop suggesting to uninstall those patches! THAT IS NOT A DEFINITIVELY SOLUTION. Whatever you do (uninstalling, reinstalling in a certain order) WILL NOT WORK. Believe me, I wasted entire days trying all the "suggested but not proven" methods by members of this forum and no, no, no. It is a problem with the drivers and DELL MUST SOLVE IT. STOP SUGGESTING STUPID METHODS IF YOU DO NOT VERIFY THEM. I can't believe why Dell avoids to solve this.
Chocowolf
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September 6th, 2014 17:00
Having all the dell updates on and all the windows updates off has seemed to have solved my problems and can confirm that my venue 8 is running without any issues. every problem I have had with the venue I can confirm has to do with Microsofts faulty updates which cause this devices problems such as BSODs when using the camera or consistently losing the wifi
Rennie Man
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September 28th, 2014 10:00
Hi All,
I bought my V8Pro last December and lost Wifi a few months later. I followed the info about removing the 2 notorious updates and re-installed in the correct order - WiFi was fixed. HOWEVER, it just happened to me again earlier this week. Nothing I read here worked. I checked Dell support and found that they have made several updates to the BIOS. I upgraded from A05 to the latest A09 and Presto! Fixed!! Good Luck.
Rennie Man
Mikerman
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September 29th, 2014 11:00
Good to hear--the first I have heard of the new BIOS fixing the WiFi issue.
Chocowolf
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September 29th, 2014 12:00
Didn't see the latest bios update
I have mine updated with the new bios and so far it's looking very promising. I'll key in if I run into problems with the A09 Bios