Ubuntu 20.04 Hangs When Wi-Fi Gets Connected

I have an Ubuntu 20.04 installation that was working fine for some months. Today morning everything was okay, but now, when I turn on my laptop and connect to the Wi-Fi, it suddenly freezes completely and I cannot do a single thing. From mouse to keyboard, everything gets stuck.

Now I am using mobile tethering and the internet is working fine, which shows that it is some driver issue. These are my wireless adapter's drivers:

Any solution or help is highly appreciated.

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I somehow got my laptop back to normal. These are some of the random steps I followed.

  1. Turn on LivePatch
  2. Update the Ubuntu
  3. sudo apt-get update
  4. Updated the headers sudo apt-get install --reinstall git dkms build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r)
  5. Reboot sudo reboot

Now wi-fi is working normal and laptop is not getting stuck.

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Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.

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