Windows 10: Lost wireless connection

Hello! I had my pc on during a storm and the power flickered, causing it to turn off. Before this I was connected to wireless internet. I dunno how, but after the power flicker, my pc now only accepts to be connected by Ethernet from now on. It doesn’t show me the mobile hotspot button, doesn’t show my the wireless button, none of that sorts. Only Ethernet. I’ve tried to do some of the things shown on Microsoft’s help website about this, but none of it seems to work. In the device manager under network devices, it doesn’t even show anything related to wireless connection as far as I know, I’m

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HP Officejet 4500 lost wireless connectivity

Hi,

In order to help you better, could you please confirm a couple of things.

• What is the exact error message are you getting?
• Have you made any changes to the printer configuration?

I suggest you to follow the below methods and check if it helps.

Method 1: I suggest you to follow the below article andtry running the printing troubleshooter which is an automated tool that can find and automatically fix some problems with your PC.

Printing Troubleshooter

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/fix-printer-problems

Method 2: I suggest you to check for the wireless button on the printer and turn it ‘ON’ then follow the below steps to ‘ADD’ the wireless printer on your computer and connect it, check if it helps.

• In the Search box type as ‘Device and Printers’.
• Click on ‘Add a printer’ you will find the wireless printer is displayed on your computer.
• Click on the printer and click on ‘Next’.
• Follow the onscreen instruction and connect the computer and printer.

Also you may refer to the below article and check if it helps.

Change a printer's status to "online"

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...1099901fd/change-a-printer-s-status-to-online

Please get back to us with an update on this issue, we will be happy to assist you further.

Thank you.

 

Change Wireless Network Connection Priority Order in Windows 10


Hello Denis,

The command in step 2 of Option Two should show your wireless networks listed in priority order. Top of the list is higher.

 

wireless connectivity

Hi Carl,

It's possible that your wireless network adapter is incompatible with the latest Windows 10 update, causing network connectivity issues. We'd like to learn more about your concern so that we could provide the proper resolution. We just have a few questions
for you:

• Which specific build version of Windows 10 is currently on your computer? To check, click
  Start, type winver, and press Enter. For example, 14393.1066.
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

As an initial recommendation, we recommend using the built-in network troubleshooter. This tool can help diagnose and fix common network problems. To use it, follow these steps:

• Click Start.
• Type Network troubleshooter.
• Click Identify and repair network problems from the list of results.
• Follow the steps shown on the screen.

Additionally, we suggest updating your wireless network adapter driver by following the steps

here.

We'll wait for your response and the result of the initial troubleshooting.