WiFi is SUPER slow on 1 of 3 PCs

[Captain Dizle]

Hello everyone I've got a tough one..

Custom PC with Nighthawk R8000 router. EnGenius wireless adapter.

Here's the deal. Speed test only gets to around 2Mbps on my custom PC but when I plug it into my wife's custom using the same network adapter it goes up to 150+ Mbps. Obviously, something is up with my PC. Just did a factory reset last month. Just ran the network CMD lines with no luck, I haven't the faintest what could be going wrong, please help.

have updated firmware
have updated drivers
have removed firewalls

 

[DelJo63]

Which version of windows & what antivirus are you running?

 

[Captain Dizle]

Which version of windows & what antivirus are you running?

Windows 10 with Avast Antivirus freeware

 

[Inkbone]

What model is your EnGenius wireless adapter? is it USB? Are the ports usb 3.0? usb 2.0?

 

[DelJo63]

Win/10 WiFi issues have frequently been solved by getting the latest driver from the Chip maker's website - - NOT using windows update BTW.

 

[Captain Dizle]

What model is your EnGenius wireless adapter? is it USB? Are the ports usb 3.0? usb 2.0?

engenius eub1200ac yes I have both 3.0 and 2.0

 

[Inkbone]

I had a similar problem. I had to change the encryption method on the router from wpa2+aes to wpa+tkip. I was able to get higher speeds but it also means lower security for everyone on the network. Im guessing certain usb ports dont handle the encryption well? Im not sure why but it worked for me.

 

[Captain Dizle]

The only thing is that it works just fine on another pc. so would it really be the encryption?

 

[DelJo63]

The only thing is that it works just fine on another pc. so would it really be the encryption?

Not IMO -- see my previous comment

 

[Inkbone]

Yea since it works fine on another PC that is using the same router then I would agree on it being the drivers. I would just make sure the router is configured correctly just to make sure.