Request for ability to disable background WiFi Scanning (default or UI)

[jackgllghr]

Hi, as many of us use Moonlight to stream from our main rig, which surfaces an issue where constant periodic stutters happen whenever the NetworkManager attempts to scan for WiFi networks in the background. I'm able to reproduce this consistently on my ROG Ally Z1E.

Issues Described here:
moonlight-stream/moonlight-qt#752 (comment)
moonlight-stream/moonlight-qt#739

There's a script in the link above we can use to disable it, but ideally there'd be a simpler solution available, such as making background scanning toggleable in the UI, or when installing the default Moonlight client that it's wrapped in an launch script to disable/re-enable background scanning on launch/exit.

Open to any suggestions.

[felipejfc]

I created a decky-loader plugin to make the process of locking/unlocking easier:
https://github.com/felipejfc/decky-wifi-locker
SteamDeckHomebrew/decky-plugin-database#792

[jackgllghr]

Amazing, thanks so much, I'll try it out later today 🙌

I think a simpler solution would be good for people who encounter this issue and need to go down this rabbit hole before finding out that it's due to WiFi scanning, but the plugin will be a great workaround for the moment 🥳