Windows 10: Unable to find WI-FI and Ethernet settings in Network and Internet settings for Windows-10

Dear Team,,

I am using Lenovo-Flex 14 laptop with Windows 10 and having very hard time to connect to internet as its doesn't show option to connect to any of the available Wi-Fi networks which I can see though other laptop / devices.

Moreover, I can only see 'Bluetooth Network Connection' icon, however there is no option of Wi-Fi or Ethernet in 'Network and Internet' --> ' Change Adapter option'.


I have already tried all possible options listed in below link as well as many other links for similar issue.


https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/4023503/surface-wi-fi-settings-are-missing

1. Ran the Windows network troubleshooter

2. Device Manager - Network adapter setting can't see Ethernet / Wi-Fi adapters here

3. Reset Windows -10

None of the solutions are working and wondering how can this be fixed as it was working fine couple of week's back.


Request you to look into this issue and provide fix ASAP.


Regards,

Prashant

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Wi-Fi, Ethernet, WinAudio fail to start on boot


I posted this on the Microsoft Community Help board and got little to no attention from the support engineers. Hopefully someone here can help.

I am having a recent problem with Windows 10. I have been running Windows 10 Home Edition from an on-line upgrade on my Lenovo Y510P for months with no issues. About a week ago, I started noticing that after a restart, my system tray icons for Audio and Network (either Wi-Fi or Ethernet) would start out fine but about half-way through the start up process would become marked with a red X or a warning yellow triangle with an exclamation point.

The Audio can be restarted either by running the trouble shooter or turning on the WinAudio service. The Ethernet actually works just fine but the yellow triangle warning icon persists and claims to either be constantly identifying the network or displays that the connection is unknown. Running the trouble shooter finds no problems. The Wi-Fi system tray icon appears with it's obligatory warning triangle and the Wi-Fi will connect to a known network if in range, but there is no Wi-Fi Icon in the Action Center, and no Wi-Fi entry in the Network & Internet Settings list either.

If you list the adapters in Network Connections, the Wi-Fi does appear and you can access the properties for the adapter, but if you try to select connect/disconnect from the context sensitive menu, it does not open a list of locally available networks, instead you are taken back to the All Settings Screen. Likewise if you run the trouble shooter on the Wi-Fi adapter when away from a known local Wi-Fi network, the troubleshooter tells you to pick a network from a list. When you click on the link, you are not taken to a list of networks, but rather back to the All Settings screen.

I have updated the drivers for the audio and both network adapters, The device manager claims all devices are operating appropriately. Malwarebytes reveals nothing.

I suspected the problem might be related shared service dependencies, but the problem persists through a clean boot in which both services and start-up items were tested. Neither a system scan nor a DISM repair revealed any corrupt system files.

I did notice that if I click on the "connect to the internet" icon on the log in screen, I do get a list of the dozen or so available Wi-Fi networks in my immediate vicinity. I can not see that list anywhere once I log into Windows 10 proper.

I created installation media (burned the Win 10 .ISO to a DVD) and performed a reinstall of Windows 10 which allowed me to keep my installed apps. I'm guessing both this and the basic system refresh maintain many settings and registry entries that are likely the source of my problem. Reinstalling Windows 10 did not resolve my issues.

I'm at a loss. Any suggestions?

 

Can't find Wi-Fi settings in "Network & Internet".

I've got the same problem - no wifi option under network and internet settings but I'm able to access the internet via an ethernet cable connecting my laptop directly to my modem/router. I go to Network Adapters but only see a bunch of WAN miniport type
of things listed. I would assume that I'd see something referring to my Prolink H5400N modem/router but I don't. Have followed all other instructions on this thread as well as another I've found in this community but nothing works. Why no wi-fi option?
How to fix this? I bought this computer, an Acer One 14, new out of the box with Windows 10 installed, didn't upgrade from an older version of Windows.

 

Assign different network profiles (locations) for Ethernet and Wi-Fi

Hi,

I have tried to set my notebook to use the Private network profile (location) for Ethernet and use the Public network profile for Wi-Fi. But it turns out that it's impossible. When the network profile is changed for one of them, the other also changes automatically to use the same profile.

The notebook is connected to my ISP's broadband VTU-R with network cables. The private IP of the VTU-R is 192.168.1.1. The private IP of the notebook's network card is manually set to 192.168.0.4 (different segment) with the VTU-R being the default gateway.

The VTU-R also supports Wi-Fi. When Wi-Fi connection is established, the notebook obtains its Internet IP automatically.

Is it possible to assign different profiles for Ethernet and Wi-Fi respectively?

The OS of the notebook is Windows 10 Pro, version 1709, build 16299.402.