Windows 10: Mini drop-up items on taskbar wi-fi, power, volume no longer work.

My Windows 11 ASUS laptop used to be able to pull up from the taskbar all of my wi-fi network options right from the taskbar just by right clicking on the wi-fi icon. Now it only takes me to the "network and internet settings" area of my settings menu. This the requires me to trace down the correct menu options to get to the networks. It is tedious and not how the computer has worked in the past. Power and volume icons also lost their local menus and instead bring me to their respective areas of the settings menu. All of my other windows computers just let me see a small mini window above the

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Wi-Fi issue after update - Windows 10

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I suggest you to follow the steps listed below and check if it works:

1. Right click on the Windows icon on the taskbar and select ‘Device Manager’.
2. Expand ‘Network adapters’ and right click on your Wi-Fi adapter.
3. Select ‘Properties’ and click on the ‘Power Management’ tab.
4. Uncheck the box that says ‘Allow the computer to turn off the device to save power’.
5. Exit ‘Device Manager’ and check if it works.

You may also try the steps listed in fix network connection issues
in Windows 10 and Wi-Fi issues in Windows 10.



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WI-FI no longer operational

Hi. Collins

My name is Ben

Independent Advisor

I hope to help.

Based on the information provided, follow these steps:

1. Make sure the modem is connected to a wired connection or to a working telephone jack, directly or through the router.

2. Go to Start and select Start / Shutdown> Restart.

3. Once the device is restarted, log in to Windows.

4. Go to Start and select Settings> Network and Internet.

5. Select Airplane mode and make sure Airplane mode is set to Off.

• If the Wi-Fi setting is not yet displayed: go to Solution 2.

• If the Wi-Fi settings are displayed: select Wi-Fi and make sure that Wi-Fi is set to On and that the network name appears in the list of available wireless networks. Choose your network and select Connect.

Installing the latest updates can help correct many common Wi-Fi connection problems, but you'll need to be connected to the Internet to download the updates.

The Wi-Fi network may be disabled in Device Manager:

1. Select the search box on the taskbar, type device manager, and in the search results, select Device Manager.

2. Select the arrow next to Network Adapters to expand the list of adapters and check if the Marvell AVASTAR Network Driver is listed.

Notes:

• The name of the network driver may vary slightly depending on the model

 

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?