macOS 10.12.4 keeps losing Wi-Fi connection

Question

I have a mid-2014 MBP Pro which I have updated to macOS 10.12.4.

After running this update, the laptop refuses to connect to any Wi-Fi network.

Needless to say, every device on the network has been reset and they are all able to connect to the house Wi-Fi, with the exception of the MBP. The MBP can see all the wireless networks, but can't connect to any of them. It can also see the hotspot from my phone, but can't connect to it.

Does anyone know of a fix?

Update: This is a bug in 10.12.4

I have reformatted the laptop, installed a fresh installation of 10.12.4. The bug is basically this, if the laptop goes to sleep, your ability to connect to a Wifi network is gone forever.

Answer 1

I would totally remove your Wi-Fi service, restart, and add your Wi-Fi service back.

To do this:

• Go to Apple > System Preferences > Network
• Select the Wi-Fi service on the left-hand side
• Click on the cog icon at bottom-left and select Make Service Inactive
• Now delete the service by clicking on the minus sign (i.e. the - button) at left of the cog
• Click on the Apply button
• Exit Network preferences
• Restart your MBP
• Go to Apple > System Preferences > Network
• Click on the plus sign (i.e. the + button) at left of the cog
• In the pop-up window, ensure that Wi-Fi is selected from the drop-down menu
• Click on the Create button
• Make sure Wi-Fi is on and connected (it should remember your previous settings, but if not just re-add your Wi-Fi network again)

Let me know if this resolves the issue.

Boot into Safe Mode

Since removing the Wi-Fi service etc didn't work, let's try booting your Mac into Safe Mode:

1. Fully shut down your Mac
2. Restart your Mac
3. Immediately press the Shift key and keep it down
4. Let go of the Shift key when you see the login window (NOTE: If you have FileVault enabled you may need to log in twice).
5. Test to see what happens
6. Exit Safe Mode by restarting your Mac as normal
7. Test again to see what happens

Note, booting into Safe Mode will take longer than usual.

Run Apple Diagnostics

Okay, time to test your hardware. Follow these steps to run Apple Diagnostics:

1. Fully shut down your Mac
2. Restart your Mac
3. Immediately press the D key and keep it down until you see the Diagnostics screen appear
4. Wait for Diagnostics to finish (this typically only takes a few minutes)
5. Once complete, one of two things will appear on the screen:
   • a No issues found message
   • a brief description of any errors found plus further instructions
6. If the diagnostics test does find errors, take a note of what they are

Note: If pressing and holding the D key at Step 3 doesn't work, start again at Step 1 and, at Step 3 press and hold both the OptionD keys instead. This will try and run diagnostics from the internet instead, so you will need to allow more time for it to complete.

Regardless, let me know how you went.