In the Device Manager, double-click the "Network adapters" node, right-click your Wi-Fi driver and choose "Disable device." Wait for a few seconds, and then right-click your Wi-Fi driver again and choose "Enable device." Now, check if the Wi-Fi option appears. If not, continue with the guide.
Wifi Adapter not working in windows 8 Ask Question Asked 11 years, 1 month ago Modified 7 years, 7 months ago Viewed 37k times 5 I have Dell Inspiron 15R N5010 with the Network Adaptor card as Broadcom 802.11n Network Adapter Provider : Broadcom File version : 5.100.245.20 Driver Provider : Microsoft Digital Signer : Microsoft Windows
Method 1: Enable the WiFi service The problem happens most likely because your Windows disables the WiFi service. You can't connect to the WiFi if your Windows disables it. So you can try these steps to enable WiFi service. There are two places you can check. Way 1: Enable the WiFi service with the WiFi switch
Start by going into Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center\Advanced sharing settings and check the wireless adaptor is enabled. This is a basic one and not likely to be the cause of your problem as the connection utility is detecting the network settings.References to Vista also apply to Windows 7 and Windows 8. Once the device is ON try actually updating your driver : Control Panel - Network - write down make and model of Wifi - double click. on it - driver's tab - write down version - click Update Driver (may not do. anything as MS is far behind certifying drivers). Mq1NH.