Windows 10: I can't connect to a wireless network only ethernet

I had an i5 2320 System not too long ago and worked with connecting over wi-fi bit then I decided to use an ethernet WiFi block (because my WiFi wasn't too good in my room) and suddenly I couldn't go back to WiFi.

I've read many posts about this issue however they were mainly with laptops

I thought it was my motherboard playing up and decided to upgrade my pc as a whole (now have a Ryzen 2700x) still no luck

I want to go back to WiFi because I've recently upgraded that as well and the engineer said it would be faster over WiFi

And my new motherboard is this one https://www.asrock.com/MB/AMD/B450M Steel Legend/

Any advice would be most grateful

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Change ethernet connection to a wireless connection

Hi,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

In order to get clarity and to assist you accordingly, we would need some information.

1. What is the version and
   build of you operating system? In the Search box, type
   winver to get this info.
   
2. May I know if you have already setup a Wireless network connection?
   
3. When you say “change from a ethernet connection to a wireless connection” do you want to set up a Wireless network connection?
   

Ideally, when you have ethernet cable connected to your computer, by default, priority will be to the ethernet connection.

If you are trying to setup a new Wireless Connection then, suggest you to refer this article for
Setting up a wireless network on your PC.

If your computer supports Wifi and you would like to create a Wireless Hotspot then, you can
refer this article to
Use your PC as a mobile hotspot.

Please reply to us with the required information. We will
be happy to help.

I look forward to your reply

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Suman.B

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

Unable to print to a network printer when connected to both wireless and wired networks

Hi Eileen,

• As far as i'm aware nothing has changed
• i have only tried to send test pages to the network printer so im assuming so yes
• wireless printer works fine when connected to both networks. However the wifi doesn't connect auto when an Ethernet connection is established this has to be manually connected.

I have tried the following:

• updated the print driver
• changed the network port it was plugged into
• ran windows updates
• configured with a static
• changed the wifi and Ethernet priority

I will run through the trouble shoot steps as suggest and come back to you.

FYI - he has a number of extenders dotted around, a collegue mentioned it could be a subnet issue?

thanks, Ben

 

Losing network connection

Hello Dear, if you have a laptop or a PC with a wireless network adapter, you can see a list of available wireless networks and then connect to one of those networks. The wireless networks will only appear if your PC has a wireless network adapter installed, the adapter is turned on, and the wireless access point is in range.

1. Click Start, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections.

2. In the left pane, under Network Tasks, click View available wireless networks.
In case, If you don't see the network you want to connect to, click Refresh network list. If you see the network but the signal is weak, move the PC closer to the wireless router.

3. Click the network you want to connect to, and then click Connect.

4. If you're connecting to a secure network, type the security key, and then click OK.

I Hope you solve out your query soon.