Wifi on Macbook Pro does not work when Windows laptop connected

Does anyone know why this is the case or how to fix it? My wifi works great until my wife turns her windows laptop on and logs on the to the wifi. At that point, mine does not work until she shuts her computer down. Any ideas?

you both probably have the same IP address....
set your laptop to DHCP or type in another IP address...

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