Hi, T.,

Sorry to hear you're experiencing this issue.

The Windows installation that came preinstalled on laptops is not the same as the Windows installation that you download using the Media Creation Tool. The laptop manufacturers install a custom version of Windows that have the necessary drivers for the laptop's work and the Media Creation Tool installs a clean version of Windows with the generic drivers.

As you are stuck on the out-of-box experience process, you can use this procedure to set up Windows using a local account, and then configure your Microsoft account.

• In the "Let's connect you to a network" page

1-Press Shift+F10 to open the Command Prompt

2-Type this command and press Enter:

oobe\bypassnro

3-Your computer will reboot automatically, and you may need to start the out-of-box experience again

4-In the "Let's connect you to a network" page, click on "I don't have internet" at the bottom of the page

5-Then click on "Continue with limited setup"

6-Then follow the instruction to create a local account and finish the Out-of-box experience

When finished, install the drivers from the manufacturer's website, connect your computer to the internet and configure your Microsoft account.

1-Select Start > Settings > Accounts > Your info.

2-Select "Sign in with a Microsoft account instead".

3-Follow the prompts to switch to your Microsoft account.

If you know your Realtek chip model get your drivers from here, and you are right never use a 3rd party driver update app/program.

The link is direct to network drivers on the Realtek site.

Communications Network ICs-通訊網路 ICs or if you want their full site Realtek

(Sorry, BryceSor, I had to unmark your answer. You did find the correct source for Realtek drivers, it's just that I had perhaps misstated the problem!)

I thought others might be interested in this update to the problem.

First, I hesitated to download any other driver, because unless the new one had a more recent date than the one I just installed from Microsoft Update, it would just be allowing the Microsoft version to be installed again.

So in the interim, I did some more testing. It's really weird what Realtek seems to have done.

In the past, the signal strength symbol (on the right side of the taskbar) indicated signal strength. If it fluctuated, it used to indicate poor signal, making you reorient the antenna or opt for a signal repeater.

Best I can tell, by doing speed tests and browsing in general, that same signal strength meter has been repurposed. It now shows bit rate being transferred, at that instant. Start a new speed test, it shows what used to represent a strong signal. Speed test ends, suddenly the symbol drops way down, implying a really awful WiFi signal.

To double-check this theory, I moved my PC from the 5 GHz band, which I typically use, to the 2.4 GHZ band, expecting to see the signal strength symbol to show full strength. But no, it too was showing this odd behavior, where it represents transfer rate as opposed to signal strength.

I don't like this one bit.

(Another problem Microsoft caused in the past couple of days, spell check no longer works on Edge. The new Edge update seems to have removed the suggested correct spellings, when a word is misspelled. Still underscores the misspelled word in red, but then it "offers no suggestions" always. Even for the most trivial misspellings. Yet, in other apps such as Notepad, spell check works fine, like always.)

Thanks for the clarification.

I suggest doing the following:

• Download the latest chipset driver from the link below and install it.

https://download.gigabyte.com/FileList/Driver/m...

(Extract the ZIP file, double-click the file "mb_driver_597_chipset_6.05.16.221" to run it, and follow the on-screen instructions to install the driver.)

• I noticed that the motherboard BIOS is outdated. I suggest you update it by following Gigabyte's instructions.

Then, see if there are any changes in Device Manager.

Also, see if you can install the Wi-Fi adapter driver.

I'll leave the Wi-Fi adapter driver in the link below just in case.

https://download.gigabyte.com/FileList/Driver/m...

(Extract the ZIP file, double-click the file "674_6001.16.119.0_SETUP" to run it, and follow the on-screen instructions to install the driver.)

If the problem persists, let me know. Click on the "Reply" button below my reply.

Drivers source: https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B650-AORUS...

Feel free to ask back any questions.

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I don't know if you found your answer but there seem to be major problems with Realtek 8852BE and CE cards and Unifi U7-Pro access points. I am willing to bet your school put in Unifi U7 access points. Unifi has been very silent on this and Realtek has not said a word either. Have had HP, Lenovo, and Dell systems with these wireless cards exhibiting the behavior you are describing when connected. Started seeing the issues in the later part of 2024 and still seeing issues with this here in June of 2025. Word is there are issues with the Realtek drivers for this wireless card. Have not found a newer driver to fix as of yet.