Windows 10: Network & Internet setting box doesn't pop up and no wifi connections

Hi All,

I've not posted a single thing since the Seven forums, that's a good thing, it means any glitches that have come my way in Win 10 I've solved by simply looking through the excellent info on here. A big thanks to all who have shared their knowledge.

Now this particular error has me stumped.
We have a family PC (HP Pavillion Elite Pro) upgraded from Win 7 to Win 10 2yrs ago, currently running build 19041.746.

Always been reliable and a steady old machine however today we can't get wifi, either from the house router, or any phones running a personal hotspot, when I right click the globe icon bottom right in the tray, the Network & Internet settings box doesn't fully pop up, and it shows no networks, or airplane mode.

I initially thought the wifi dongle was caput, so bought a new one, installed the Realtek drivers, plugged it and it shows up fine, Device manager shows it working ok.

Scratching around on the web it seems to be linked to a win10 update glitch... (nothing new there then).

Anyone any ideas for a workaround...?

Many thanks in advance

Steve

:)

 

Set Broadband Internet Connection Network Configuration

Hi,

Upon analyzing the details you have provided, kindly run the
Network and Internet Troubleshooter
and check if there's any changes. To run the
troubleshooter,
follow these steps:

• 
  On the search bar, type
  Troubleshooting.
  
• 
  Choose
  Network and Internet.
  
• 
  Run the following
  Troubleshooter:
  
  • 
    Internet Connections.
    
  • 
    Network Adapter.
    
  • 
    Incoming Connections.
    

If the issue persists, we suggest that you try to
renew
your
IP address. To do this, follow these steps:

• 
  Open
  Command Prompt
  as
  Administrator.
  
• 
  Type the following command:
  
  • 
    Ipconfig/release
    and hit
    Enter.
    
  • 
    Ipconfig/renew
    and hit
    Enter.
    
  • 
    Exit.
    

Let us know how it goes.

Regards.

 

Randomly losing internet connection on a wifi network

Is that ipv4 pool for DHCP? I usually set fixed IP addresses outside dynamic pool (so above .64 in your case)

Other solutions: like Superfly suggested, new wifi adapter (USB solutions in your case), and found one old HP thread... uninstalling HP hotkeys worked for someone - looks like app was messing with physical key...)

 

Set network for filesharing and different network (wifi) for internet

GREAT! :-(
But when I think about it, where is the difference, when I have file sharing enabled on my Wireless network then both PCs connect and file-share via the WiFi that is connected to the internet. I have a firewall in my ASUS modem/router and Kaspersky Internet security. Isn´t that enough? What is different when I bridge the Wireless-Network with the local network and set file-sharing only via the local network?