Wifi only works on my laptop after disabling then enabling the driver
Using a Dell G15, windows 11. When I'm connected to the wifi at home, almost every 20 minutes (or less) the wifi shows no internet connection.
I have to manually open the control panel > network and internet > network connections Then select my wifi, disable it and then enable it. Only then does the connection come back (only lasts for another 20 mins or less before having to repeat the process)
This has become so frequent I've made a taskbar shortcut for that control panel menu.
Earlier I thought this was happening due to games and laptop heating up, but I don't do that anymore and the problem is still there.
I have tried what I could find as solutions online like reinstalling drivers and such. But no permanent solution, only this temporary fix.
Posted Feb 15, 2026, 3:47 PM UTC