Windows 10: Recent windows 10 update removed wifi functionality

Discus and support Recent windows 10 update removed wifi functionality in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Hey guys, Normally I am able to figure this stuff out on my own but I am stuck! My newer HP desktop running windows 10 was working perfectly... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by Bigbwb, Mar 8, 2017.

  1. Bigbwb Win User

    Recent windows 10 update removed wifi functionality


    Hey guys,
    Normally I am able to figure this stuff out on my own but I am stuck! My newer HP desktop running windows 10 was working perfectly yesterday. I shut it down last night, came in this morning and I have no wifi option in my network settings? I could not get the wifi "option" to show up under window settings or anywhere else! The only thing I was able to do is use a ethernet cable for the tie being. How do I fix this? I also tried looking in device manager and no longer see the wifi driver.

    Thoughts?

    :)
     
    Bigbwb, Mar 8, 2017
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  2. wifi missing from device manager

    Recent (9/29/17) Windows 10 update removed the wifi adapter from my device manager. Any fix?
     
    copyeditorBP, Mar 8, 2017
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  3. hugh750 Win User
    is it normal for windows update in windows 10 to download updated drivers for uninstalled devices?

    recently i unistalled a ralink rt61 wifi card because it kept causing windows 10 64 bit to crash and now i'm running a linksys usb wifi adapter that works on windows 10.

    i did remove the ralink rt61 drivers before i removed the card itself and today windows update downloaded and installed a updated driver for the ralink card, is this normal for windows 10 windows update or should i be concerned??
     
    hugh750, Mar 8, 2017
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  4. Recent windows 10 update removed wifi functionality

    Hey Bigwb


    Go to your manufactures's driver support page and download the appropriate WiFi driver from there.

    Alternatively you could also perform a system restore to the date before the update was installed.
     
    ellellell1, Mar 9, 2017
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  5. Bigbwb Win User
    Thanks! I was able to fix it by deleting the "mini" drivers or whatever they were called in the device manager under neath my ethernet card. Then I did as you stated and downloaded/installed the wifi drivers from HP, restarted, and boom! it worked.
     
    Bigbwb, Mar 9, 2017
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  6. Awesome Job!

    Yes, I forgot to mention a full restart was needed to reload the drivers. Make sure to 'Mark this thread as solved' to help others who may have a similar problem *Wink.
     
    ellellell1, Apr 5, 2018
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