Windows 10: Personal / Home WiFi network does not show in list of available networks.

Any help greatly appreciated!I have a Lenovo thinkpad X220, running Windows 10. After using the Lenovo Thinkpad recently to set up some newly purchased WiFi access points that required using Ethernet to connect directly to the AP in order to configure, my Lenovo device no longer is able to see my home/personal WiFi network in the list of available networks. All other devices in my home are able to see my WiFi network, and my Lenovo Thinkpad is able to see the WiFi networks for all of my neighbors, but my own personal network that the Lenovo device was previously connected to is not visible i

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Laptop won't show list of available networks

We suggest checking the list of available Wi-Fi networks on your laptop.

Please follow these steps:

• Click the Windows logo.
• Go to Settings (gear icon).
• Select Network and Internet.
• Then Wi-Fi.
• Make sure the Wi-Fi radio button is On.
• Select Show available networks, then you'll be able to see the list of available Wi-Fi networks.

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List availible wifi networks with powershell

I always use elevated cmd and I tested it again it is the same on other computer. Point is if you are not connected to wifi you get all listed if you are connected to one wifi you get only tht one. But you must not click icon on taskbar for wifis for a minute. All networks are availible all the time Also I have no restrictions. C:\>netsh wlan show filters Allow list on the system (group policy) --------------------------------------- <None> Allow list on the system (user) ------------------------------- <None> Block list on the system (group policy) --------------------------------------- <None> Block list on the system (user) ------------------------------- <None> - - - Updated - - -

when I use this line tha yes I get all wifis

 

List availible wifi networks with powershell

I ran the command

I went away and made a pot of coffee then came back to the computer, checked that two minutes had passed and ran the command again

and I then clicked as soon as I could on the Taskbar, Network icon to bring up the list

and I also ran the NirSoft WiFiInfo tool I mentioned earlier to show relative signal strengths.

Are you getting a lot of fading in & out of WiFi signal strength by any chance? Are you on 2.4GHz or 5GHz? Is fading what's leading to the symptoms you see? You can monitor fading by watching the Taskbar, Network icon or by using NirSoft WiFiInfo tool, which I find easier because [as in my illustration] it can be sorted by signal strength so you can see networks flicking up & down the list. Denis