If wireless adapter on your system is not working or seems to be disabled, try the following recommendations: Make sure that Wi-Fi is not disabled through a hardware toggle on your computer. Some laptops have a hardware Wi-Fi switch or the keyboard combination to turn the Wi-Fi on and off. Use the built-in Network Reset for Windows 10. YouMethod 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
For help figuring out which wireless network adapter is installed in your computer, refer to the Dell Knowledge Base article Which Wireless Networking Adapter is Installed in Your Dell Computer? After updating your Wireless network adapter driver, it may be necessary to reconnect to your Wireless network.
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.Ethernet Adapter works with Win 8, wireless adapter does not. Wireless adapter is a Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 802.11. No errors shown in Device Manager but Device Manager does not recognize the wireless adapter hardware. Would appreciate help with resolution.
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