switching between user profiles makes wlan disconnect

fANAT1C · 09 Sep 2010

Hello folks

I always used "switch to other user" when I left my laptop behind for a while (i.e. when I was going to sleep or leaving the house). As I never turn off my laptop (barely never), the point is that I don't want to get people to use my laptop without my permission browsing through my files etc. It's not like I've got something to hide, I just don't want it.

It used to work before, without making the internet disconnect. I made sure that Windows is not configured to turn off the network card when idle for some time.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance - Joris (my real name)

richc46 · 09 Sep 2010

Welcome Joris

Are you using a router?
If so make sure that you have the most current updates.
Are you wireless?

fANAT1C · 10 Sep 2010

richc46 said:

Welcome Joris

Are you using a router?
If so make sure that you have the most current updates.
Are you wireless?

Yes, I have a wireless router and have the most current updates installed.

Pusspa · 10 Sep 2010

just lock the screen using windows key-L combo

fANAT1C · 10 Sep 2010

Pusspa said:

just lock the screen using windows key-L combo

I'll try that, though that's what I did but without the shortkey:

Windows key+L is the same as:

Start > Switch user

but after like 2 minutes of idle, and when I log back in my wireless network was disconnected and I need to reconnect.

It's quite annoying.

fANAT1C · 18 Sep 2010

does nobody know any solution? it's really annoying, like when I go to the kitchen to have a dinner, the WLAN is disconnected.

mp23 · 29 Mar 2011

My WLAN doesn't disconnect when I "lock" my account. It does when someone else logs in using another account (Switch User). And sorry, I also don't know how to resolve this.

HusseinAbdul · 26 Dec 2011

I suggest you to first Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT then Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon. Come across the right windowpane for a value called Keep RAS Connections. If it exist,it should be set to 1. If not, double click the Keep RAS Connections value and modify it to 1. If it doesn't exist, then right click in a blank area of the right windowpane, select New, DWord value and name it Keep RAS Connections. Set it to 1.

Then, you to go to computer icon right click on it and select Manage. In computer Management window click on the Device Manager option which is on the left side. In the right column after the Network Adapters. Right click on your wireless adapter. When the dialog box appears, click on the Power Management tab in Wireless adapter properties window. Then 'Un-tick' allow computer to turn off.

I hope i solved your problem.

Hussein Abdultayeb

switching between user profiles makes wlan disconnect

switching between user profiles makes wlan disconnect

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