Solved Since updating to W11, Ethernet is dropping

mackie · Feb 22, 2023

0XEEr said:
My laptop is connected via ethernet and no issue. But is Windows 10.

Hello 0XEEr, Can you swap ethernet cables temporarily to see if the problem follows to the laptop?

0XEEr · Feb 22, 2023

mackie said:
Hello 0XEEr, Can you swap ethernet cables temporarily to see if the problem follows to the laptop?

I will try, thank you.

0XEEr · Feb 22, 2023

By the way, I went through all of my installed programs in my computer and deleted some which I am not using.
Do you know if I can remove some of these?

https://imgur.com/a/6Yzpthm

OAT · Feb 22, 2023

0XEEr said:
By the way, I went through all of my installed programs in my computer and deleted some which I am not using.
Do you know if I can remove some of these?

It's tricky with .NET versions as we don't know what you have installed that would require their presence.
Better leave them alone and keep them updated.
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Ghot · Feb 22, 2023

0XEEr said:
By the way, I went through all of my installed programs in my computer and deleted some which I am not using.
Do you know if I can remove some of these?

You only need an x86 and an x64 for each year or group of years.
Go by the version numbers and delete the older versions.

It should look like this when you're done...

Hazel123 · Feb 22, 2023

The Visual C++ are usually installed with some kind of video or photo software - if you've got cyberlink or photoshop type thing installed. I would say leave them as they won't do much harm (I think).

I think - if ethernet cable doesn't fix it. I would clean install Windows 10. See if it stops. If it does, you can opt to stay on Windows 10 or do an inplace upgrade to Windows 11 and see if it starts again. If it does, then you;d need to install Windows 10 again.

So as you say if you install Windows 10 and it sorts it you might as well stay on 10 for now.

That's the test though - if you clean install 10 and find the same issue then you know it's nothing to do with Windows 11 and it's a hardware or driver (or internet) issue. If it still does it on Windows 10, then you can do the inplace upgrade to 11. And then go through all the other tests if it's not Windows itself causing the issue.

I think you're feeling it's a Windows 11 issue though if all the other computers etc in the house don't have this issue.

0XEEr · Feb 22, 2023

Thank you OAT, Ghot & Hazel123 for advice.
I am not touching those.

By the way, just FYI, this is a list of network adapters in my Device Manager:

https://imgur.com/a/U09JvbO

So far no drops after 2nd repair, only one small 3s hiccup. Similar behaviour like after 1st repair - It was all good for two-three days, and then it started.

My next steps once it starts dropping:
1) Create mobile hotspot on iPhone and connect to my desktop via USB cable -> if drops continue, then its not HW failure, but OS thing, right?
If drops stop, something is with my HW -> onboard Realtek network adapter OR cord.
2) Switch cord
3) Do a clean install of Windows 10.

I will keep you posted.
Thanks guys.

mackie · Feb 23, 2023

Since I would want to find out if the ethernet cable was indeed the problem, the most direct way is to do the cable swap first.

0XEEr · Feb 24, 2023

Still no issues since repair on Tuesday afternoon...
I have Windows Updates still paused and I think I will extend it for another week.

https://imgur.com/a/DHIIHvR

0XEEr · Feb 25, 2023

Still no drops...
By the way, I bought new cords, so once it starts (hopefully not, lol), I will switch them.

0XEEr · Mar 2, 2023

Guys,
So it seems like double repair did the trick, but who knows.
I mark this as solved. In case of issue re-apperars, I'll reopen.
Thank you very much everyone for help,
Martin

OAT · Mar 2, 2023

0XEEr said:
Guys,
So it seems like double repair did the trick, but who knows.
I mark this as solved. In case of issue re-apperars, I'll reopen.
Thank you very much everyone for help,
Martin

You know you could temporarily disable IPv4 selection preference as a test.

JAM83 · Mar 2, 2023

OAT said:
You know you could temporarily disable IPv4 selection preference as a test.

Disabing IPv4 or IPv6 disables my internet. . My ISP uses both for some stupid reason

OAT · Mar 3, 2023

JMedlock83 said:
Disabing IPv4 or IPv6 disables my internet. . My ISP uses both for some stupid reason

No one is asking to disable any protocol , it said disable the preference of IPv4 over Ipv6,
Sorry if it was not clear enough.
Please refer to Post #16 in this thread to see how it's done thru the registry.