Get a full report of Wi-Fi drops and disconnect reasons — via Microsoft Learn

Commandlow riskNeeds adminWindows 11Windows 10

One command builds an HTML report of recent Wi-Fi sessions: when you connected, when and why you dropped, adapter and driver details. Far more useful than guessing.

Takes effect right away

Command

Run in an administrator Command Prompt / Terminal window.

netsh wlan show wlanreport
netsh wlan show interfaces
netsh wlan show networks mode=bssid

Undo

rem Read-only: nothing to undo. Delete the report file when done.
The command prints the report's location when it finishes; open the HTML file in a browser. mode=bssid adds signal strength, channel and radio type for each nearby network. Microsoft notes the report contains device and network identifiers, so be careful who you share it with.

Sources

Source reviewed
2026-11-02
Link checked
2026-11-02
Tested hands-on
Not by Oddbyte.Me

Oddbyte.Me hasn't tried this on every Windows build, so keep the undo handy.

wi-fiwlanreportdisconnectsnetshtroubleshoot

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