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TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts) Mon Jan 22, 2018, 01:15 AM Jan 2018

Woo-hoo! This is a wierd one-- Wi-Fi disappeared... [View all]

Just *poof* no adapter present. WIN 10 updated to 1709 problem started over a month after the update.

Used to plug my desktop into an Ethernet port for security, but said nuts to that and turned on WiFi. Then my router blew and got a new router a month or so ago. Everything worked fine until last week when the Wi-Fi just died. Dead. Did every diagnostic I could find no adapter showed up.

The router itself is fine-- three tablets, a phone and a laptop work well with it. Plenty of signal. And the 50' of CAT-5 cable works fine, too.

A bunch of online allegedly expert forums, including Microsoft's, all had suggestions, but none of them worked. Seems to be a not uncommon problem.

Could the WiFi adapter just crap out?

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Woo-hoo! This is a wierd one-- Wi-Fi disappeared... [View all] TreasonousBastard Jan 2018 OP

It can, padfun Jan 2018 #1

OK, I'll pick one up just to have it but I suspect the cable is faster anyway... TreasonousBastard Jan 2018 #4

Yep, it can canetoad Jan 2018 #2

I was thinking about the driver, but how do I find it? And then replace it? TreasonousBastard Jan 2018 #3

be careful of after market windows driver websites lapfog_1 Jan 2018 #5

Thanx-- went directly to HP's driver site and they have drivers for Win 8.1, not 10... TreasonousBastard Jan 2018 #6

Thanx, I remembered you get drivers from mfr sites, but, as said below, HP doesn't have one. TreasonousBastard Jan 2018 #7

With most recent systems the wifi adapter is integrated as part of the system chip set Voltaire2 Jan 2018 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author TreasonousBastard Jan 2018 #9

Nope, but I see under network Connections... TreasonousBastard Jan 2018 #10

That would indicate canetoad Jan 2018 #11

Thanx, but it didn't help. Found a network reset, but that didn't help either. TreasonousBastard Jan 2018 #12

Bummer. canetoad Jan 2018 #13

Well, my desktop is really on of those all-in-one Pavillions that won't have a card... TreasonousBastard Jan 2018 #14

That's a good question canetoad Jan 2018 #15

It might actually have a spare pcie slot available, but you'd have to be willing Voltaire2 Jan 2018 #16

Nuts to ethernet? Brainfodder Jan 2018 #17

At one point there was a problem with a switch I was using and it made sense to take the PC off it.. TreasonousBastard Jan 2018 #18

Switches.... Brainfodder Jan 2018 #19

Could you have accidently hit a kill button somewhere ucrdem Jan 2018 #20

My laptops have touchpad and wifi switches-- makes sense for power conservation and to... TreasonousBastard Jan 2018 #21

Could be a quick-launch software button somewhere ucrdem Jan 2018 #22