Quick‑Fix: Resolve “Wi‑Fi Keeps Disconnecting” in Under 3 Minutes 🚀
If your Wi‑Fi drops every few minutes, you don’t need to reinstall the router.
What you’ll need – a keyboard, a mouse, and administrator rights on the computer.
Steps
- Forget the network
- Windows → Settings → Network & Internet → Wi‑Fi → Manage known networks → select your SSID → Forget.
- macOS → System Settings → Network → Wi‑Fi → Advanced → select your SSID → click the ‑ button to remove it.
- Reset the adapter
- Windows → press Win + X, choose Device Manager → expand Network adapters → right‑click your Wi‑Fi card → Disable device (wait 5 s) → Enable device.
- macOS → click the Wi‑Fi icon in the menu bar, choose Turn Wi‑Fi Off, wait 10 s, then Turn Wi‑Fi On again.
- Reconnect – pick the network, type the password again, and test by streaming a short video.
Why it works
- Forgetting clears stale authentication tokens that can become corrupted.
- Resetting forces the driver to renegotiate with the access point, wiping any bad state.
Pro tip – If the problem persists, log into your router and change the 2.4 GHz channel to 1, 6, or 11 to avoid interference from neighbours.
Your turn – try the steps now and let me know if the drop‑outs stop! 🎯
