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Wirelss network properties: Should I enable "intel connection settings"?

What is "Intel connection settings"? Should I enable it?

Look here;

https://www.flickr.com/photos/89879559@N08/1482677...

This HPEnvy15" notebook is about 1.5 years old.

I have always connected to wifi with no problems.

Here is a larger uncropped screenshot;;

https://www.flickr.com/photos/89879559@N08/1482674...

It's an option I've never enabled or even been to that page before.

If I enable that, would it speed up my internet or something else good might happen?

I have never used it before or even seen that "Enable intel connection settings" box before. .as I have never been into that area of my PC before.

Here is some background info and my notebook's specs;

I am connected to wifi via my family's Netgear wireless router next door that is within range of my house

Here are the specs on my notebook;

HP Envy15 Notebook PC

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3610QM CPU @ 2.30GHz @.30 GHz

RAM - 8.00 GB

64-bit Operating system

Also; Here is a totally new different screenshot of my Device Manager showing the menus of everything I thought could help you answer my question;

It shows all my devices like network cards, processor, graphics card, etc...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/89879559@N08/1466298...

Please let me know if I should put a checkmark in this box, the one circled in red here;

https://www.flickr.com/photos/89879559@N08/1482677...

Thank you in advance,

Perry in FL

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  • 7 years ago
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    The Intel WiFi driver package includes it's own connection manager.

    It works in a similar but not identical way to the built-in Windows connection manager.

    It's far better than the old Win XP one, but not really needed with Windows 7 etc.

    It is purely the connection settings & initialising the connection, it won't have any effect on how a WiFi connection works once established.

    Image:

    http://www.intel.com/support/wireless/wlan/sb/img/...

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