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Killer wireless driver error (Code 10 and Code 43)
- Jun 16, 2022The issue was a driver issue. It was resolved for me after Intel issued a fix. Please try to update to the newest driver.
I would like to note that I have ((Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz)) under my Network Adapter.
I am using an MSI GF65 Thin 10SDR, I have a 1660 TI and i710750H. I dont know if those have anything to do with the issue but thought it would be good to know.
I would like to start with this. Whenever my internet goes out, I head to my WiFi settings and troubleshoot, it finds a fix, I apply the fix, theres chance that the internet may come back. I believe it resets my network driver and that somehow works. A completely random amount of time later code 43 pops up again, could be 3 seconds, could be 30 minutes.
After that I try to uninstall the driver, afterwards I would shutdown my computer, it may work and it may not work, but same as last time its only temporary before it inevitably goes out again. If I restart my computer and it doesn't connect to the internet, it gives me a code 10 because it cant even startup.
Ill save some reading time, Reinstalling the drivers doesnt work, rolling back doesnt work, I updating after rolling back and it still didnt work. After doing other things youtubers told me to do that may or may not have anything really to do with the problem, it still doesnt work. Im thinking BIOS may be the reason but I dont know. This is a very frustrating situation for me and I have no idea why its acting like this.
- HeyImLeilaJul 26, 2022Copper Contributor
O513-Epsilon dealing with the same issue I have the same driver and I'm also on an MSI machine.
It's driving me nuts.
Fine for days then stops every 10 seconds.
I've contacted Intel so if I get an update I'll respond again so hopefully others can be helped.
It's so exhausting!
- HoneyA2025Jul 28, 2022Copper Contributor
HeyImLeila Please update once you get the response from Intel.
- RocketMachineJun 15, 2022Copper Contributor
O513-Epsilon Thanks.
Everyone, try removing the driver then shutting down the OS, not reset/reboot. I've been fighting this for 2 days straight and even after a complete OS reinstall/downgrade from 11 to 10 the problem is still there. Immediately after the reinstall the wifi adapter worked, but after a few reboots it went back to the same issues/events in the system log. Then I tried removing the driver and shutting down completely before powering back on and the wifi is now working. For how long who knows, but give this a shot if you are struggling.
- ReneryscDec 16, 2024Copper Contributor
This worked for me as well. Thank you very much! There’s few minutes since I did your solution so I can’t confirm if it is permanent, but whenever I face the same problem I’ll do the same. Thank you again
- rik714zFeb 02, 2023Copper Contributor
RocketMachine THIS WORKED FOR ME!!!! Thank the lord, everything else wasnt working..tried like 8 of these remedies. The key was to shut it down after you uninstall driver and adapter...NOT restart it. Waited a bit and fired it up and we are back in action. Thank you.
- O513-EpsilonJun 16, 2022Copper Contributor
hey people, I think I fixed my issue because I haven’t had this wifi issue for a couple days now. I finally managed to replace my BIOS to the newest version and once I did I had to restart my computer after it restarted itself from the BIOS update. So two restarted, but I have been getting good wifi connection.
good luck y’all- Simeon_KamburovMar 24, 2023Copper Contributor
Had this issue with Code 10 out of the blue while working. Using Killer Wi-Fi AX1650i. Tried to update the driver, but the version was the latest. Tried to roll back the driver, but didnt work and updated back to the latest version - again nothing. I was about to Uninstall the driver and bang my head, but saw somewhere it might be due to not updated Bluetooth Windows Driver. Updated the driver, restarted the computer and voila - it all works. Just in case someone else faces the issue in 2023
- Axe_FarabiJun 05, 2022Copper ContributorHave you found a solution to this?, I have the same problem
- Illiter8scholarApr 02, 2022Copper Contributor
I had a similar issue when I got my first wifi 6 networking card. My solution was to turn off automatic band selection in the wifi router settings. Apparently the network card couldn't handle when the band changed (something that the router did seemingly randomly), and so the network card errored out and stopped working until it was reset. However, after I turned off automatic band selection there hasn't been another issue, with that machine.
Hope it helps!
- O513-EpsilonMar 05, 2022Copper ContributorAny help on this would be greatly appreciated.