WiFi issues with Creators Update with Sonicwall VPN client

1) Open an Admin Command Prompt window:
Start > All Apps > Windows System -> Right-click “Command Prompt” > More > Run as administrator
… Note: If you want this available on your Start’s Right-click menu, you can go to Settings > Personalization > Taskbar > Replace Command Prompt > Set to Off

2) Get your network adapter name:
powershell Get-NetAdapter

3) Note your adapter’s name (mine is: Wi-Fi)

4) Get your network adapter “Receive segment coalescing” (Rsc) settings:
powershell Get-NetAdapterRsc
… Mine listed a table that had 1 row, for adapter name Wi-Fi, that had IPv4Enabled True, and IPv6Enabled True

5) Disable Rsc for your network adapter:
powershell Disable-NetAdapterRsc -Name ADAPTER_NAME_FROM_BEFORE
… Be sure to replace ADAPTER_NAME_FROM_BEFORE with whatever your network adapter name is, without quotes

6) Verify Rsc is disabled for ipv4 and ipv6, on your network adapter:
powershell Get-NetAdapterRsc
… Should now show IPv4Enabled False, and IPv6Enabled False, for your network adapter

7) Re-test your wireless internet connection.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-networking/wifi-issues-with-creators-update/4a20ba4f-33dc-4397-9823-e12dcb2607ba?auth=1

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