Windows 10: I cannot find the WiFi tab anywhere in my Windows 10 laptop

Respected Sir/Ma'am,

I am posting this to ask guidance regarding what should I do as I am not able to connect to hotspot networks from my laptop. Basically I went to the network place in the bottom right corner of the desktop where the available networks are generally shown and I have been working from that place for one year. The airplane mode is off but there is no WiFi tab there to switch that on or off. I don't get it even in the Settings app. I have checked the adapter is also active yet there is no response. To aid you to visualise my problem, I post the following pictures,

Sir/Ma'am please help!!

Thanking You.

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Missing WiFi tab

I have a Dell Inspiron laptop with Windows 10 64-bit version installed.

For the past few months, the WiFi tab in my laptop disappears and then again reappears when I restart my laptop. But for the past few days, the WiFi tab has disappeared completely and even restarting the system doesn't rectify it.

I tried some solutions listed on the internet but nothing helped.

Please help as this is very annoying problem and I couldn't connect to the internet at all.

Thank you!

 

Missing WiFi tab

Hey Dhavelyn!

Here are answers to your questions.

• Do you remember making any software or hardware related changes to your device and router before this issue happened?

No, I didn't made any hardware changes nor did I installed any software.

• Were you able to connect to your other devices aside from the laptop?

Yes

• Are you getting any sort of error messages? If so, can you tell us these errors.

No, I am not getting any error messages.

• To make sure we haven't missed on anything, can you specify to us the troubleshooting steps that you have tried to resolve the issue?

I just did the Network Troubleshooting which shows no error but gives a message to 'Plug an Ethernet cable' (as only Ethernet is left under network connections tab).

I also tried uninstalling Wifi driver under device manager but there was no Wifi driver (Intel dualband 3160-AC). Then I downloaded the wifi driver but while installing it gives a message that 'This installation could not be made'. (I made sure that
the driver was compatible before installing)

I hope this information helps.

Thank you.

Update: When I turned ON my laptop today, I found that the WiFi came back under Network Connections but was disabled. So, I enabled it and then my WiFi was working fine. But when again I switched ON my laptop after few hours, the WiFi tab was missing.
I don't know how did this happened now and not before during previous startups of my system.

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.