My wifi connection keeps disconnecting and reconnecting all the time. Recentyly, i tried editing the Network Manager by edting the "powersave=3" to "powersave=2" but dosent worked. What can i do now?
Can you please post your terminal output for:
sudo lshw -C network
That is List HardWare command - so we can see what drivers you are using, and if you need different drivers for your hardware.
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Did You take a Look in the ''Additional Drivers'' Tab in Software & Updates if there is a Driver offered? Dioes Your System run in Wayland or X11? You can check that with the Command echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE
Thank you 
I didn't find the additional drivers, but my system runs in Wayland.
You can try to switch to Xorg. Logout and at loginscreen click on your username then a cog wheal appears at the bottom right corner. There you can switch between Xorg and Wayland.
Do you have disabled secure boot and fast boot in your BIOS (or created a MOK to use secure boot in Zorin)? Is also fast startup disabled in Windows' energy settings if you have a Dualboot with Windows?
I found an old thread about this problem with the WLAN on this Notebook in Linux and there an older kernel helped.
If nothing else solves your problem you could try to install an older kernel with the mainline installer tool.
I have the secure boot and fast boot disable, only quiet boot enable. And i dont have dual boot with windows.
You could try it with switching to Xorg like @Forpli mentioned.
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I do not see a WiFi card listed in your output. It shows your ethernet.
However, it is listed with RTL8723BS, which is a WiFi card - it is SDIO, not PCIe or USB, so might be displaying internally as an Ethernet like interface.
What that means is most likely, the included driver in the kernel is incomplete.
Using a different kernel or as different WiFi card become your most practical options.
Which, I see @Forpli has reached the same conclusion.
This is not as scary as it sounds; applying another kernel is quite easy to do. IF you prefer trying that route before trying a physical solution like a USB WiFi card, we can walk through those steps.
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I tried switch to Xorg but doesnt seems to change the wifi drops. I will try install another kernel with the tutorial recommended by Forpli. If there are others tutorials, im open to trying them too.
Thanks for the tips and patience so far!
Here is a guide how to install other kernels:
You need the mainline installer tool to install an older kernel.
The 5.15 kernel is a LTS kernel you could test, or the 6.8 kernel. You can install more than one and at boot in grub menu at "Advanced options for Zorin" select the kernel you want to boot from.
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I installed the mainline and kernel 6.8 and then restarted my PC. The Zorin logo didnt appear, but I think it worked. The wifi isnt dropping anymore and every site is loading fine. How can i get to the grub menu?
additionaly: in the mainline menu the kernel 6.18-6ubunto~noble_amd64 is still "running" and the 6.8 is just installed.
Press esc or tab during boot (continuosly after pressing the power button) to show the grub menu.
Then in grub menu select "Advanced options for Zorin" and choose the kernel you want to boot from.
This setting is reset after each reboot.
When it works with kernel 6.18 then it is also fine and you can keep this kernel.
If you want to set an older kernel as default to boot use this guide:
You only need to follow this guide for older kernels as e.g. kernel 6.8, not for kernel 6.18.
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Well, testing kernel 6.18 and other kernels (Liquorix 6.14, 6.8, 6.10, 6.12.18), i have experienced inconsistent results. Sometimes everything works fine, but other times it doesn't work at all. Wifi drops still occur (less frequently). Is there a specific kernel that i could test with mainline?
Which kernel is this? ^
That would be the one to stick with.
;-; Is the 6.18.6-061806-generic. Although even this one still exhibits the same issues sometimes.
;-;