Laptop Wi-Fi post-update state reference

An update has a local scope

A wireless update can replace a host driver, extension, service, or installation metadata while leaving the physical adapter and its firmware identity unchanged. A post-update record should name the changed component rather than treating the laptop’s entire wireless path as one object.

Interface state is assembled

The network interface reflects driver, policy, adapter, and host-configuration records. Its name or properties can remain stable after a new driver is selected, or the interface can be recreated as the device relationship changes. Interface identity is not a direct version readout.

Radio and link have their own timelines

Radio enablement, firmware state, association, link properties, and packet flow are distinct observations. Recording a host-software transition does not prove that each of those states changed.

Compare records at the same boundary

Before-and-after comparisons should pair the same kinds of evidence: one driver release with another, interface with interface, and link with link. This avoids turning one observed state into an unsupported claim about cause or outcome.

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