Windows 10: Control Panel > Network and Internet - why doesn't Wi-Fi display as option?

After a recent regular restart of my computer, the Wi-Fi option no longer displays or connects on my PC. I have tried several other options like ensuring Network Discovery is turned on, as well as a network reset, to no avail. See some photos below of the current status of my PC. Not sure precise version of Windows 10 I'm running but can find out soon - last updated early August 2020.






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Trouble Changing Wi-Fi Password


I've been following the following steps to change my Wi-Fi password for some time:

1. Launch Control Panel.
2. Click "Network and Internet."
3. Click "Network and Sharing Center."
4. Click "Wi-Fi...."
5. Click "Wireless Properties."
6. Click the Security tab.
7. Check "Show characters."
8. Enter the password in "Network security key."

Those steps have been working just fine, but today I discovered a new wrinkle. If I change the password inside the router first, "Wi-Fi..." doesn't appear in step 4. This isn't much of a problem at home, because I can just change the password in Control Panel before I change it inside the router, but it would be a problem at a public hotspot, or something of that nature. I also tested Brink's instructions in "How to Connect To a Wireless Network in Windows 10," but they don't work for me either. How can I fix this?

 

Wi-Fi Networks Not Displaying

Windows 10 Home Ver 1709 (OS Build 16299.19)

When I left-click on Wi-Fi icon on task bar nothing displays and when I go to Setting > Network and Internet and click "Show available networks" again nothing displays.

I installed Win 10 ver 1709 about 2 weeks ago and until today Wi-Fi networks displayed and I could connect and disconnect without problems.

I have run the "Network reset" in Settings but it didn't solve the problem.

I managed to connect to the Internet by setting up a manual network which connects automatically, the only way to disconnect is to disable the adaptor in Control Panel.

I have turned off and on modem/router and computer.

How can I restore Wi-Fi settings?

 

Windows 10 stop automatically connecting to random new wi-fi networks

Hi,

I have searched a lot, but all the tutorials I found only explained how to not connect automatically to a known wi-fi network or how to disable wi-fi sense... but this is not what I am looking for...

PROBLEM:

• When my laptop (Windows 10 Pro X64) is not connected to a network and the wireless adapter is on, it will automatically connect to any random new unsecured wi-fi network... The only way I have now to avoid this is to disable my wi-fi adapter.

UNUSEFUL TUTORIALS I FOUND ON THE INTERNET:

• How to manually uncheck the option for a particular wi-fi network not to connect automatically in Network Properties. This is not what I am looking for. This would suggest that everytime I power my computer. I would have to manually go through all the available wi-fi networks and unclick them all...
• How to disable Wi-Fi Sense. This is not useful, because I don't even have a Wi-Fi sense option in my computer where the tutorials say it should be.

EXPECTED BEHAVIOR:

• I am looking for an option to tell my computer to stop connecting randomly to unknown wi-fi networks like an hyperactive, reckless idiot.

PERSONAL COMMENT:

• Honestly, why would any respectable company think that it could be somewhat wise or secure to do this... Anyone's computer could just randomly connect to any hacker's wi-fi network without the user even knowing it...

Any solutions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!