How to fix “probe failed with error -110” during boot on linux

Specs

Cpu: Ryzen 9 3900x
Motherboard: Aorus x570 Master
Gpu: MSI RTX 2080 S
Ram: Corsair Vengeance Pro RGB 2x32Gb
Linux Version: 5.9.10-zen1-1-zen

The Error

When you boot your kernel will throw this error:

iwlwifi: probe of <wifi card> failed with error -110

And your wifi card won’t be recognized, this is not because of a driver error and is almost impossible to troubleshoot, this is because this error is caused by Windows.

Caused by dual booting Windows, no, it’s not a joke

What causes the error

This error is caused by Windows’s fast start option, which basically hogs the wifi card and makes it so that the linux kernel cannot load the drivers for it.

How to fix the error

To fix the error, simply turn off the fast start option in Windows, if this doesn’t fix it, then it’s a different error with the same error code.

There are 2 ways to turn off the fast start option:

1. Through Control Panel:
   • Open Control Panel
   • Choose Power Options
   • Select Choose what the power buttons do
   • Under Shutdown Settings, turn off the checkbox which says Turn on fast startup
   • Click Save Settings
2. Using the Command Prompt
   • Start command prompt as root
   • Type powercfg -h off and press Enter

The next time you reboot, the Linux kernel should be able to start the wifi card correctly.

After some updates Windows might turn fast start back on, just repeat this steps to turn it off again

Thanks to u/jbaber and this reddit post