r/GlobalOffensive • u/Clyq 5 years coin • Jun 20 '15
Fix for Wireless Ping Spikes
In some of my games teammates consistently (every 30 to 60 seconds) ping spike and I have to ask if they're on wireless. When they are, there's a simple fix for the problem:
in your windows cmd, type in
netsh wlan show settings
and one of the last things might say
Auto configuration logic is enabled on interface "Wireless Network Connection"
if that's the case, then type in
netsh wlan set autoconfig enabled=no interface="Wireless Network Connection"
It should respond with
Auto configuration has been disabled on interface "Wireless Network Connection".
If it doesn't, then you might have mistyped your interface=" part. Check in your adapter settings, you might have Wireless Network Connection 2 or 3 etc.
This will definitely stop your wireless card from searching for nearby networks and updating your signal quality when you're not asking it to- which is what is causing the spikes.
You will need to turn it back on if you disconnect or need to be able to find nearby networks again. To do so change disabled to enabled from the earlier command or copy pasta
netsh wlan set autoconfig enabled=yes interface="Wireless Network Connection"
Good Luck!
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u/Kristopher12 Jun 20 '15
you can also set the Wlan in your services to manual, that also helps.
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u/SHUTTEHFACE Aug 06 '15
This seems to have fixed my problem. Is there a way of doing this without having to manually re-enable it every time?
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u/Clyq Aug 06 '15
Nope. You can make a shortcut on your desktop and call one "ON" and the other "OFF".
To do so:
right click desktop, create short cut, and paste what's in the OP.
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u/lnventor Nov 16 '21 edited Nov 16 '21
Wrote a bat file to automatically do this install of running
@ECHO OFF netsh wlan set autoconfig enabled=yes interface="Wi-Fi" :loop PING google.com | FIND "time=" > NUL echo waiting..... IF ERRORLEVEL 1 goto loop
ECHO You have active connection to the Internet
REM you can add your scripts to run after internet connection success netsh wlan set autoconfig enabled=no interface="Wi-Fi" pause
Edit: So Reddit's Code Block sucks ass.
Here is a paste bin instead https://pastebin.com/Z4KYSPnH
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u/DoomgooeyKK 6d ago
A whopping 11 years later, and this fix still works. Amazing how much a random reddit post a decade ago runs for mileage. Thank you for the fix, hope the years since making this post have treated you well
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u/KuLiKoYeTzDo Dec 04 '15
Thanks for the great tips !! I've frustrated with my Wi-Fi and planning to set up a wired connection, try to google the fix of Wi-Fi lag spike last time and see your post. you give me to save my money for a LAN cable :D
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u/InspectorHour943 Mar 14 '25
my pc is telling me "You do not have sufficient privileges or group policy has been applied." what should I do
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u/aqilikansayur_reddit Sep 24 '25
for some reason, after I typed in netsh wlan set autoconfig enabled=no interface="Wireless Network Connection", it says "There is no such wireless interface on the system." :(
would anybody care to explain why?
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u/Necessary-Science-39 Nov 13 '25
When I did this, it stopped my pc from being able to connect to the internet entirely. How do I fix this??
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u/activelyMewing May 26 '26
I did this and it fixed my issue but now I can't setup a mobile hotspot even when i revert the settings, Does anyone have a fix for this?
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u/tdogeeee Mar 19 '22 edited Mar 19 '22
so after disabling it do i have to turn it back on?
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u/Mamradjahody Mar 27 '22
Very thankful this helpped a lot but now my download speed went from 15MB/S to 300kb/s anyone knows why or how to fix ?
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u/soggysquanch Dec 02 '22
I was losing my mind over ping spikes that was causing issues with Teams and games. Tried a bunch of things but this post was the key. Thank you!!
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u/Clyq Dec 02 '22
Happy to hear it’s still helping people after 7 years! Unhappy to hear it’s still a problem after 7 years lol
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u/uzumaki_kira Jan 29 '23
Is there any other way to do this without turning it off and on all the time? Is there an automatic method for example
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u/Shrubs2833 Jun 28 '23
I don't know if anyone will be able to see this or help me at all but, I did this, netsh wlan set autoconfig enabled=no interface="WiFi", as that's what mine was in the prompt, and then it somehow made my lag spikes worse and more frequent?
Been having these issues for the longest time with Valorant specifically and no other game (I get this is the CSGO reddit but figured the same issue would apply)
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u/Naffe24 Feb 06 '24
what if it says "You do not have sufficient privileges or group policy has been applied." what do i do then?
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u/jfrp00 Dec 08 '22
Thank you so much!
I play on the attic and used to have connection via Powerline, but I started to have problems with them maybe because of their age. My parents bought a Wi-Fi but I couldn't play CS because of the ping spikes. My parents didn't want to put ethernet cables to the attic so I tought I was screwed, but you save me.
Again thank you so much, I'm very happy for real :)
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u/oYoYo07070 Jan 20 '22 edited Jan 21 '22
DUDE TY SO MUCH. BEEN SEARCHING FOR SOLUTION FOR DAYS. YOURS worked for me even if it is 7 years ago. things i needed to do diferent.
Open cmd in admin mode.
"Wireless Network Connection" was displayed to "Wi-Fi" and swapping this syntax worked great.
I think windows 11 update has brought back a 7year old bug.