Stopping the 60 second lag problem in Vista

It's a known issue, but Microsoft is next to no help. So here it some advice.

  1. Run command prompt by putting 'cmd' (without quotes) into the Start Search, and then right clicking on the program that appears. Select 'Run as Administrator'.
  2. The service must be started. Type 'net start wlansvc' (again without quotes). If you are told it has already started, continue to step 3.
  3. Find the network name by typing 'netsh wlan show settings' (you know the drill)
  4. Type into the prompt the following: netsh wlan set autoconfig enabled=no interface="[network name]" (this time include the quotes around the network name)
  5. You should then get a message saying that auto configuration has been disabled on that network.
Enjoy!

1 comments:

Unknown said...

WARNING! This may cause you to be unable to connect to your network once you restart your computer. The lag disappeared for me, but after a few days I was forced to restart my laptop. Low and behold the wireless network adapter refused to connect and couldn't find any networks. I suggets writing the commands down or saving this page (not bookmarking) in case you need to reverse the process (by changing the =no to =yes).