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Mobile broadband connection icon may not display correctly after resume from sleep

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Summary

Consider the following scenario:
  • You have a Windows 8 PC with an integrated mobile broadband device.
  • You insert a SIM card into the PC to connect to your mobile broadband network.
  • You do not have an Ethernet cable connected to the PC.
  • You let the PC enter sleep (S3) and then later wake up the PC.
In this scenario, when the PC is resuming from sleep, the network icon in the notification area may briefly display incorrect connection types (such as Ethernet or Wi-Fi) before correctly displaying the Mobile Broadband connection icon again.


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Resolution

This behavior does not affect system performance and can be safely ignored.

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More Information

When Windows resumes from sleep, it will detect the active network connection type. For connections other than a physical Ethernet connection, it may briefly show an incorrect connection type until it correctly identifies the active network.

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Article Info
Article ID : 2824107
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 3/6/2013
Exists online : False
Views : 288