If your Wi-Fi drops every time the laptop lid is closed, or randomly during a gaming session, the issue likely lies in the Power Management settings within the driver. Updating the driver can overwrite corrupted power profiles that were causing the card to "sleep" prematurely.
User forums indicate that the Intel 3168NGW can occasionally suffer from dropouts or poor throughput. If you run into issues, employ these remedies:
If your Wi-Fi drops every time the laptop lid is closed, or randomly during a gaming session, the issue likely lies in the Power Management settings within the driver. Updating the driver can overwrite corrupted power profiles that were causing the card to "sleep" prematurely.
User forums indicate that the Intel 3168NGW can occasionally suffer from dropouts or poor throughput. If you run into issues, employ these remedies: msi 3168ngw driver