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Why is my wifi is extremely slow on my Windows 11 laptop but alright on my phone?

Anonymous
2023-12-04T18:21:20+00:00

For a while now I've been noticing that my Wifi is super slow when downloading anything on my laptop, I've run internet tests and they hardly ever pass a painful 10 megabits per second, I always thought my internet provider was just the worst and that's why it's so slow. But recently I've begun to notice that the wifi works fine and downloads things at a normal/fast pace on my other devices like an Xbox One, or my Phone, reaching speeds of around 100 megabits per second. Nothing super impressive but so much better than my laptop. So today i decided to run an internet speed test on my phone and then on my laptop, right after each one. My phone got 189 Megabits, but my laptop got a depressing 3.46 Megabits. I ran it again and i got around the same, never passing 5. I'm completely baffled to be honest, I have no clue what could help or what is wrong. It's extremely frustrating, I paid good money for this laptop and it sucks to see it preform so poorly with seemingly no solution. I've run troubleshooters, I've updated/reinstalled internet drivers, I've watched youtube videos and tried every single solution but to no avail. And of course, I've restarted to router a countless number of times. all to have the same results. Genuinely I feel hopeless and I need some sort of answer, anything that could tell me why this is happening. Thank you.

System information:

Microsoft Windows 11 Home

10.0.22621 Build 22621

Microsoft Corporation

DESKTOP-Q02DUTF

GIGABYTE

G5 MD

x64-based PC

RC45MD

11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-11400H @ 2.70GHz, 2688 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 12 Logical Processor(s)

INSYDE Corp. FB09, 12/30/2021

3.3

0.00

UEFI

GIGABYTE

G5 MD

Mobile

On

Elevation Required to View

C:\WINDOWS

C:\WINDOWS\system32

\Device\HarddiskVolume 1

United States

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Internet and connectivity

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-09-12T17:33:00+00:00

    In Windows 11, after Change Advanced Power Settings, there is not option for Wireless Adapter Settings.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-08-17T22:12:31+00:00

    Number 2 worked for me. I have a brand new computer that I was just about ready to return. Speedtest showed a download speed of less than 5Mbps. After running the troubleshooter, my last test was over 200 Mbps which is about what I get on my other devices.

    Thanks for your help.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-12-05T04:36:13+00:00

    Hello. Other things you can try are connecting to a hotspot somewhere or your phone (5g?) if possible, just to see if the laptop can “see" different internet speeds.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-12-04T21:44:37+00:00

    Hello Paul,

    I appreciate the response and the solutions you’ve brought. But I’m 99% sure I’ve tried all of these already. Still though I appreciate it.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-01-31T03:05:36+00:00

    This worked for me (only thing)

    Windows +R

    Msconfig

    Uninstall battery drivers

    Hide all windows services and click Disable

    Review Startup apps disable anything not needed

    Reset power options to default

    Reboot

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