wifi adapter slow to load at startup

Hello Wilhem mate have you checked out what is starting up in msconfig I usually run an absolute minimum in the start up tab see this Startup Programs - Change
I use Method 3.

I am assuming the network driver is up to date too??

Ok mate now if you haven't already I would do these

https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html

https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/433-disk-check.html< if necessary include the /f and /r in the command line as perOption2




ifno change then try these



http://www.superantispyware.com/

http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free/

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/

ADWdownload from bleeping computer delete any rubbish found with themalware scans

NBIf anyone who has Kaspersky as their security they may find it willnot like ADW running and to stop the nagging just temporarily disbalethe Kaspersky while one runs ADW

But before you do that have you tried rebooting the modem and have you checked if there any firmware updates for the modem personally all my gear gets shut off every night unless I want them running for any long purpose therefore the modem here gets rebooted every day and because I cannot see what the gain is from leaving stuff running 24/7 but that choice is yours of course

Ok mate let us know how it goes.

Now I am not real sure how it works in your part of the world but I have reinstalled my wifi drivers many times and as far as I am aware it doesn't change any settings related to your network ones that you have set up as you want them. I say that because as far as I know Windows operates pretty well the same anywhere and apart from any settings you have on that modem should not change .

Say for example if you are like me and a bit on the cautious side always set my network to Public then after any driver update checking in the Control Panel under Networking will let you see what the setting is for your wifi network should have no changes.

Now you said originally that the wifi works fine and then slows down and with a troubleshoot the connection returns to normal and then starts to slow down which has got me wondering just what are you downloading and is where you are downloading throttling the download due to the length of time you are on that particular location. It could also be that the networking card in the machine is failing I am not real sure and you have to take into account this is a very basic machine with a very small CPU and not a great amount of RAM.
Now I don't want to be nosy but just what sort of stuff are you hooking up to because if for example you are running a couple of tabs or just listening to some iTunes anything then that is going to really tax this machine.

I know a a member on this forum though I haven't heard from her for a while that I might ask for some help but have to wait for your reply before I do.

I appreciate your suggestions and thanks for reponding again.

I was wondering is it possible to take a technically evaluative approach?

Perhaps a software or a windows log that can monitor the boot up process and point to
an error that is impeding the loading of the wifi adapter?

Not that I'd understand any log, I'd need help there.


To recap:

This behaviour is not geolocation specific.
I have swapped out the network cards between the two machines but this doesn't change either one.

Everything on the notebook works fine, as does browsing after the adapter and connection has been established. There is no issue once a connection has been made.


There are two pre-connection issues :
The first is the progressive slow loading of the wifi adapter over time after virtually everything else has booted and loaded.

The second is that after the adapter has progressively slowed down it's loading over time, it is often difficult to connect to a cafe or hotel wifi without running the windows troubleshooter.

Neither of these issues are present in the first couple of months after a fresh windows install, then the wifi situation slowly gets worse while everything else on the pc performs normally.

Just a thought Wilm mate what have you got set in the Startup tab in msconfig - personally I uncheck everything and I see no problems with my gear and I have five machines running all the same from this tutorial seems to me there is some bottlenecking when you boot up. see this
Optimize Windows 7 - Windows 7 Help Forums < start with point 9 the rest is useful too for making your machine more efficient I sue it on all my machines as a mater of course.

Some say that you should leave the AV checked in that tab but so far I have had no major issues in doing that. .