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WiFi Autoconfig detecting limited connectivity
Hello,
My Win 11 laptop keeps detecting limited connectivity with WiFi autoconfig, then the service restarts causing wifi outage.
What is this looking for when detecting connectivity?
Pinging the DHCP server? MS IP or even 8.8.8.8 (can see all these blocked on the firewall).
If so can this be changed?
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Hello,
Please run Network Adapter troubleshooter from Settings app > System > Troubleshoot > Other troubleshooters. Let us know what it reports back.
Meanwhile, see if this fix helps you:
https://www.kapilarya.com/fix-limited-wifi-problem-in-windows-11
Let us know if this helps!
Note: Included link in this reply refers to blog post by a trusted Microsoft MVP.
Thank you,
is there any documentation on what the checks are autoconfig goes through?
And any way to edit these checks?
If these endpoints are blocked by your firewall, Windows may interpret that as limited connectivity, causing the Autoconfig service to restart or reset the Wi-Fi connection repeatedly.
Thank you,
Is there anyway to change the behaviour or any documentation that shows anything?
From what I can see, the service pings Google DNS, then restarts, then tries the DHCP server in ipconfig and then two Microsoft addresses.
