Search for a service called 'HP LAN/WLAN/WWAN Switching UWP Service'.Press Windows+R, type 'services.msc' in the box, and press OK.To enable OpenVPN offerings to work over Wi-Fi, it is necessary to disable one or two services in Windows 10 that have been set up by the Hotkey Support Driver. There is a fix, although I am not sure how wise it is: Repeat 3 through 6 until you get mad and turn off the machine! The Wi-Fi link is re-enabled by the HP Hotkey Support driver.ħ. The VPN software - and therefore the TAP adapter port fails.Ħ. The HP Hotkey Support driver notes that there is a 'hardwired' port in use and disables the Wi-Fi link.ĥ. The VPN software starts the TAP adapter port.Ĥ. It seems to think that OpenVPN ports (known as TAP adapters) are hardwired LAN ports. The HP Hotkey Support driver causes Wi-Fi to be closed when it detects a hardwired LAN port in use. HP claims to have fixed it with regard to a proprietary Cisco VPN, but it does not work with regard to Private Internet Access VPN or another VPN that I have tried, both of which use OpenVPN. This seems to be a known problem with the HP Hotkey Support driver. Set-NetIPInterface -InterfaceIndex 20 -InterfaceMetric 4 IfIndex 20 (Wi-Fi) changed InterfaceMetric from 50 to 4 by Network and Sharing center > Change adapter settings > Advanced > Advaced settings > Provider OrderĬhanged 'Microsoft Windows Network' from the 3rd to the 1st position.Network and Sharing center > Change adapter settings > Wi-Fi > Properties > Configure > Power Managementĭisabled 'Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power'.

Bios settings > Advanced > Device Configuration.

This somehow doesn't happen when I'm using the Cisco An圜onnect client. Then OpenVPN figures out the connection was broken, releases the connection and the Wi-Fi turns back on again, until OpenVPN has regained connection, and so on. Once the VPN connection is made the notebook detects this as being a wired network and turns off the Wi-Fi. Other times I want to use a VPN while being connected to wireless, using OpenVPN. I enable the Wi-Fi adapter with the button on the ZBook, it turns on for less than 5 seconds before turning off again. Sometimes I want to use my laptop as mobile hotspot when connected to Ethernet. Why it is an issue and how does it manifest I'm using Windows 10 Home version 1809 (build 17763) on a HP ZBook 15 G2 with an Intel Dual Band Wireless-N 7260. However, I suspect this started after updating a bunch of drivers and my BIOS using the HP Support Assistant. It used to work just fine, but I cannot exactly pinpoint when this started happening.

Recently my Wi-Fi has started turning off when I plug in an Ethernet cable, and currently I'm not able to figure out how to address this issue.

Windows 10 wifi turns itself off