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‎11-07-2025 10:18 AM - edited ‎11-07-2025 12:04 PM

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I’m having trouble with my Hp Pavilion 15. The Wi-Fi works normally at first, but every time I restart the laptop, it fails to reconnect automatically. I've to go into Device Manager,  disable and then re-enable the wireless adapter to get it working again.

I've already tried:

  • Updating the Realtek wireless driver from HP Support Assistant and Windows Update

  • Resetting network settings in Windows

  • Checking for BIOS updates

Still, the problem continues. The Windows troubleshooter often says “The default gateway is not available.”

Has anyone experienced something similar? Could this be a driver conflict or a power management issue with the wireless adapter? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks!

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‎11-07-2025 11:27 AM - edited ‎11-07-2025 11:27 AM

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The only suggestion I can offer would be to install the latest Realtek wifi driver that HP currently has available.

 

it should be newer than any of the drivers you have tried previously.

 

Realtek RTL8xxx Wireless LAN Drivers

 

sp162860.exe

 

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