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  1. lost wifi adapter any ideas


    lost wifi adapter any ideas tried to restore but did not reload driver

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    KennieTaylor, Mar 23, 2023
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  2. WG9
    WG9 Win User

    Wifi adapter disappears - goes 'hidden'


    Running Windows 10 on an Acer laptop. Over the past month, the wifi connection dropped without explanation/warning.

    First time, the adapter was visible in Device Manager (with a yellow triangle next to it). An interent search found the suggestion to uninstall it and restart. That worked.

    Today, the connection dropped again. In Device Manager at first I could not see the wifi adapter listed. I clicked to see hidden devices and found the adapter and the Bluetooth (which I had not noticed was missing).

    I again uninstalled, restarted, and both the wifi and bluetooth have returned.

    Anyone any ideas as to what is happening, why it's happening, and what I need to do, please?

    I have attached a screenshot of the DM windows as it is now, showing the wifi adapter name, etc.

    Thanks very much

    WG
     
  3. I have lost my wifi ability. My device manager has no network adapter listed.

    I have lost my wifi ability.

    My device manager has no network adapter listed.

    It seems I am not alone in this predicament (thanks Windows 10!).

    Any suggestions gratefully received
     
    jeffery_939, Mar 23, 2023
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  4. RhinoCan Win User

    lost wifi adapter any ideas

    I keep losing my WiFi adapter

    I tried the Option 2 approach but kept getting the Error NetSetupDeleteObjecton Network Adapter error (0x80070005) error, even after a dozen executions of the command. That seemed like it was going nowhere so I tried Option 1.

    After completing the reboot in Option 1, I never got the dialog that asked if I wanted to make the computer discoverable, even after a significant wait.

    Do you have any further suggestions? I'm going to move on to "Compumind's" suggestion in the meantime and see if that helps....

    - - - Updated - - -

    I started working my way down the list.

    1. Both the ipv4 and ipv6 resets said "access denied!". However, the mere attempt worked *briefly*, then the WiFi went down again.
    2. I disabled and re-enabled the network adapter. Again, it worked *briefly*, then I lost the WiFi again.
    3. I tried to disable the antivirus but couldn't find a setting for that so uninstalled it entirely. I got the WiFi back and this time it stayed on for several hours instead of a few minutes so I assumed it was fixed. Then I installed the new Avast One and the WiFi is still working so I'm assuming that all is well finally!

    Thank you for this list of suggestions!!!
     
    RhinoCan, Mar 23, 2023
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