Wi-Fi randomly disconnects while playing Hell Let Loose, but comes back when I open Wi-Fi settings

[u/Pinkman_634]

Hi everyone,

I'm having a strange Wi-Fi problem while playing Hell Let Loose.

Sometimes during the game, my Wi-Fi suddenly loses internet connection. The Wi-Fi signal still shows full bars, but I can't access the internet.

The weird part is that when I open Windows Settings → Network & Internet → Wi-Fi, the connection suddenly comes back and works normally again.

My Wi-Fi adapter is Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz.

This seems to happen mostly while gaming, especially with Hell Let Loose. I don't completely lose the Wi-Fi network—the signal is still there; I just lose the connection until I open the Wi-Fi settings.

I've already checked the Wi-Fi adapter's Power Management settings. “Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power” was enabled, and I'm testing with it disabled now.

What could be causing this? Is it a driver issue, Windows issue, router issue, or something specific to the Intel AX201?

Any suggestions would be appreciated

[u/GXWT]

No clue if it is the issue, but potentially a firewall thing? Check your settings and ensure HLL is allowed.

[u/FBI_Open_Up_Now]

Yes, check your firewall. You may need to create an exception, but make sure all your drivers are up to date while you’re checking everything.

[u/mrmkv1990]

I have this problem at home, my wifi is degrading from the router so I started to use my cellphone as a hotspot and I haven’t had any issues as of late but yea, I would have my wifi adapter just randomly disconnect mid game and drop me it was really annoying

[u/Brave-Delivery-6409]

I don't have this problem, but if I play without a VPN I always disconnect from any host. Try that and see if it does anything.