Windows 10: No Internet (wiered or wireless) on Sony Vaio desktop after system autoupgrading to Win10

My parents used a 10+ year old Sony Vaio desktop(WinXP) mainly just for internet browsing. Around Nov 2017 it seemed that they clicked Ok to a pop up message to upgrade to Win10 and now the desktop has Win10 but no internet/wifi even when using an Ethernet cable.

We tried to troubleshoot (roboot, network reset, command prompt reset) but nothing worked. I suspected that new drivers need to be installed, but without any internet access, how do I do it?


Thanks

Maggie

:)

 

Windows 10 Driver Updates for Sony VAIO Still Nowhere to Be Found


For my case (Sony VAIO Tap 11)... it is there in the list of models.

... but it turns out i don't need that upgrade 'driver' anyway. The special 'upgrade' mode did nothing to my machine prior to the actual upgrade, and after completing the upgrade it merely installed one single update (to Sony Control Center I believe) that can be downloaded anyway from Sony's website. Working like a charm now running on Win10 (except for a few Intel display driver problems which are not specific to VAIO the way I understand it)

 

Windows 10 and Sony VAIO computers - don't upgrade to 10 yet

Your thread should be a sticky. The Sony site is not very clear on Windows 7 - the only thing posted is a date for upgrade INFORMATION, nothing about drivers for machines shipped with Win7 SP1 installed.

Side note: Sony sold their PC business last year, but they are committing resources to the Win10 upgrade.
Sony Support for VAIO® PCs
Windows 10 Upgrade

Support from Sony for Windows 10 will vary by model
Sony is preparing to provide information about our Windows 10 Upgrade program for supported VAIO models. Please see the release schedule below for upgrade information, drivers / applications, and upgrade instructions.

Schedule for Windows 10 Drivers
We are testing supported models and will be providing the results as quickly as possible. We plan to release Windows 10 upgrade information and, for Windows 8 and 8.1 models, drivers, applications and detailed information on the schedule below based on the operating system originally installed on the PC.


Upgrade Instructions and Drivers/Applications
Original
Operating System of PC Upgrade
information Drivers /
Applications Windows 8.1 Preinstalled August 2015 October 2015 Windows 8.0 Preinstalled August 2015 November 2015
Information regarding Limitation and Issues
Original
Operating System of PC Upgrade
information Windows 7 SP1 Preinstalled August 2015

• IMPORTANT: Bookmark this page and check back here before upgrading
  to Windows 10 for the latest information for your VAIO PC model.

 

Windows 10 Driver Updates for Sony VAIO Still Nowhere to Be Found


Sony : Windows 10 Information for Sony VAIO PC

... seems VAIO drivers for Win10 have already been released for some models (if not all)...