[WiFi][Windows Driver][WiFiCx] Wi-Fi connection state updates inconsistently between Quick Settings and Settings app

Aswin Sankesh G S 0 Reputation points
2026-08-03T12:07:02.6166667+00:00

Hi,

We are currently bringing up a Wi-Fi driver on Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2022.

We are now able to successfully connect to an open-security access point, and Windows reports the connection as successful after sending WDI_TASK_CONNECT M4 complete notification and unsolicited ASSOCIATION_RESULT event notification

However, we are observing an inconsistency in how the connection status is reflected across the Windows UI.

Specifically, the following two interfaces do not appear to update the connection state consistently:

The Quick Settings Wi-Fi flyout (accessible from the taskbar).

Settings → Network & Internet → Wi-Fi.

After a successful connection, one of these interfaces reflects the Connected state almost immediately, while the other can take more than 20 seconds to update. If we navigate away and then return to the page, it immediately shows the correct Connected state, which makes us suspect this is related to the UI refresh rather than the actual connection state.

Additionally, we have observed that the connection information displayed by these two interfaces does not always match immediately after the connection is established.

I have attached a screenshot below showing the mismatch in the connection information between the two Windows UI views.

Has anyone encountered similar behavior? Is there any notification, indication, or NetAdapterCx/WiFiCx callback that should be triggered to ensure both Windows UI components refresh their connection state immediately after a successful connection?

OS: Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2022

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Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
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  1. Aswin Sankesh G S 0 Reputation points
    2026-08-19T09:47:09.0066667+00:00

    Still waiting for reply. Is it a known bug in this Windows OS ?

    Anyone from Microsoft team or @Alex-L ?

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