Windows 10: My Wireless Connection Suddenly Stopped Working

Hi,

I was watching Netflix on my HP Pavilion Laptop, running Windows 10 (64-bit) when my WiFi connection quit on me out of nowhere. Other devices are still connected, but not the laptop.

When I look in Network Connections, it doesn't even list anything other than Ethernet as an option. I've tried rebooting the computer, going to Services and rebooting then disabling the IP Helper, checking Device Manager to see if everything is working properly there, running the troubleshooter, nothing worked.

Does anyone here have any suggestions?

:)

 

Wireless Antenna Stopped Working as Expected


I'm using Windows 10 in a custom built rig with a TP Link wireless antenna (PCI) for wireless access to our home wireless network.

I've already eliminated a number of things.
The modem-router is fine - all other devices use it without problems.
The Ethernet connection in my PC is working fine.

I have a gut-feeling this is a software issue. So before I rush out and buy a new antenna, I wanted to try and troubleshoot it here.

A bit of history.
All was fine. My wife went away for a couple of weeks, so I connected up an Ethernet cable (which I am not normally allowed to run through the house ).

When I disconnected the Ethernet cable upon her return, the wireless seemed to be on the Fritz.

It still reports a strong signal.
But, it reports "No Internet, secured" underneath the SSID after connecting to it.

Obviously, the browsers do not load any sites.

I am not even able to load the modem-router's firmware interface via its IP address.
I am not able to ping the IP address of the modem-router.

As I said, the wireless card seems to be working, as it still detects my next-door neighbor's network (in addition to my own) and reports a plausible signal strength for it.

Can anyone suggest how I can determine whether this is hardware or software. I think I've conclusively narrowed it down to either being:

1. the wireless antenna; or
2. Windows 10.

And remember, all I did was stop using it for a couple of weeks.
Thanks

 

Wireless Synch stops working for some reason

Any more suggestions for fixing this problem? I really enjoyed wireless sync when it worked.

Steps I have taken:

• Rebooted the computer (multiple times)
• Rebooted the phone (multiple times - mostly due to marketplace crashing)
• Disabled wireless sync and re-enabled. Received success message
• Installed ZuneDevices.exe - Monitored connections and the phone is definitely connecting. The connect times in zunedevices.exe match the sync times in the Zune desktop client.

So, the Zune desktop definitely sees the phone. When connected wirelessly, I can see what is on it. However, nothing is actually syncing. Not my podcasts, not my music or apps.

Is there a log for Zune that I can view?

 

Desktop suddenly won't connect to any sort of wireless network

Thank you for the details that you've provided. For us to isolate the issue further, we suggest that you try to refresh your IP address and check if you'll be able to connect to your wireless network. Kindly follow the steps below to refresh your IP address
using a command prompt:

• Press Windows Key + X and from the list choose Command Prompt (Admin).
• When Command Prompt starts, enter the the following lines and after each line press
  Enter to run it:
  • ipconfig /release
  • ipconfig /renew
• Close Command Prompt and try to connect to the network again.

Let us know the results.