Windows 10: Can't connect to networks. Network icon on taskbar missing.

everything was working fine earlier today. I was playing GTA V online so I was definitely connected. when I exited the game, the network icon on the taskbar was gone. if I open the Notification Center and click network from there no available networks show up. in my settings, the network icon is toggled on. something really bizarre is that before signing in, if I click on the network icon at the bottom of the screen, all the available networks show up, but if I try clicking one, it takes forever to connect and then tells me my access is limited. this is really frustrating as I've spent the last 3 hours looking on my phone for solutions, none of which have worked. any response would be greatly appreciated

I also thought I'd mention that under Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center there is a heading titled "Unknown" and under it read "the dependency service or group failed to start"

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network connection in settings (not properly working)

In my windows (10) the network icon in taskbar is showing the symbol of not connected even when I am connected.

When I hover the mouse above that network icon an alt appears saying connected, SO I went in search of any problem in the settings and found that my ethernet tab and wifi tab is missing.

Hence I can't change the wifi connection I am in. I figured out that in adapter options the adapters are found and connected.

I tried many fixes but was in vain. Hence I decided to reach to you

 

Network icon missin after Windows 10 Upgrade

Original Title: network icon missing in taskbar

After upgrade to windows 10, most of the times the network icon is missing from task bar. In notifications and actions under settings, the network button is grayed out. When I restart pc several times, then the issue resolves. Is there any solution for this.

 

Try clicking on Start then on the Power button and choose Restart. A full restart from cold is often a quick cure for 'odd' problems like this. A 'shut down' may not be sufficient if 'fast start up' is enabled (which it is by default).

 

I've restarted it multiple times along with trying various things I've found on the Internet for similar but not exact symptoms, none of which worked

 

Do you have a restore point you can go back to from before this problem occurred?

 

unfortunately no. I'm really tempted to buy an external hard drive and remove everything that's important and reinstall a fresh copy of Windows. I've had a number of issues with this laptop in that past that I think could all be resolved by a restore. I'm still going to search for a solution though