Something is interfering with my WiFi connection on my laptop
Something is interfering with my WiFi connection on my laptop
Hey everyone, this is my second attempt at figuring out the problem. I’m in a rental unit on the ground floor, and my landlord lives above me with the WiFi router installed. My laptop specs are: gaming model AORUS 7KB CPU Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.6GHz, running Windows 11 (latest with Copilot), same issues occurred in an older version of Windows 11 with 16GB RAM, RTX 2060 GPU, and the integrated Intel UHD Graphics 2 SSDs (512GB SX8200PNP-512GT-S original, plus a 1TB Crucial CT1000P1SSD8).
Connection details: SSID is Telenor1091bla, protocol Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), security WPA2-Personal. Manufacturer is Intel Corporation.
Description: I’m using the latest driver version 22.20.0.6 for WiFi 6 AX200 at 160MHz. Before proceeding, I want to explain how I test latency. I run ping to google.com and monitor the result; normally it’s around 16ms. So far, when my laptop is powered on and the dedicated GPU isn’t busy, WiFi works perfectly. But if I launch a demanding game like MSFS 2020, the ping spikes to 1000ms or more, and eventually I get a request timeout.
If I disconnect the power while the game is running, the ping drops back to 16ms instantly—usually only fluctuating less than 1% of the time. Other observations: I tried sharing my mobile internet via Android hotspot from my phone to my laptop; it worked fine during the game and when unplugged. I also used an Ethernet cable for LAN, which didn’t cause any problems. Interestingly, I performed these tests in a different house and had no issues at all.
My main questions:
- Could this be caused by interference from my laptop or something wrong with my device?
- Is there a way to dig deeper and identify the exact source?
- And finally, what should I do to fix it?