My new Windows 10 desktop does not have a built in WiFi Adapter card, so I have been attempting to use a USB WiFi adapter that worked well for my Raspberry Pi devices.
When I plug in the USB WiFi adapter (EDIMAX 150Mbps Wireless 802.11bgn Nano USB Adapter) to my desktop, it will connect to a WiFi network for around 5 minutes before having no connectivity. The network I was connected to is still visible; however, no other networks show up. I have attempted to update drivers, reinstall the USB device, and turn off the power management options but the issue persists.
It is not an issue of the router as I have my Xbox right next to it running perfectly.
To fix the issue once it goes down, I simply run the network troubleshooter and it says it has "reset the WiFi Adapter" and in the more in-depth description that it reset the default gateway. However, the problem once again persists about 5 minutes later.
In the wlan report, each issue disconnect ends with:
WLAN AutoConfig service has successfully disconnected from a wireless network.
And the disconnect reason either:
The network is disconnected by the driver.
or
The network is disconnected due to a policy disabling auto connect on this interface.
EDIT: I updated and reinstalled all my chipset drivers and it fixed the issue for about an hour before a desktop hibernation made the issue begin once again.
Best Answer
After much research, many attempts at updating drivers and changing settings, I decided to simply buy a higher quality WiFi adapter, which is working much better. However, after reinstalling my chipset drivers as mentioned in the EDIT, the old adapter worked for much longer. A combination of updated chipset drivers and a better adapter have fixed my problems.
Thank you for anyone who looked at my question and attempted to help.