Windows 10: WIFI missing in my laptop

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  1. HEIDI_CARTER
    heidi_carter Win User

    WIFI missing in my laptop


    I have Dell laptop and I cant find how to turn on my WIFI. It went missing on my device 2 days ago. I restarting my computer multiple times and no matter what happen it will not go back to my machine. I need help on this.

    :)
     
    heidi_carter, Sep 14, 2022
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  2. SUFIAN SAEED KHAN
    Sufian Saeed Khan Win User

    Missing WiFi tab

    Hey Dhavelyn!

    Here are answers to your questions.

    • Do you remember making any software or hardware related changes to your device and router before this issue happened?
    No, I didn't made any hardware changes nor did I installed any software.

    • Were you able to connect to your other devices aside from the laptop?
    Yes

    • Are you getting any sort of error messages? If so, can you tell us these errors.
    No, I am not getting any error messages.

    • To make sure we haven't missed on anything, can you specify to us the troubleshooting steps that you have tried to resolve the issue?
    I just did the Network Troubleshooting which shows no error but gives a message to 'Plug an Ethernet cable' (as only Ethernet is left under network connections tab).

    I also tried uninstalling Wifi driver under device manager but there was no Wifi driver (Intel dualband 3160-AC). Then I downloaded the wifi driver but while installing it gives a message that 'This installation could not be made'. (I made sure that
    the driver was compatible before installing)

    I hope this information helps.

    Thank you.

    Update: When I turned ON my laptop today, I found that the WiFi came back under Network Connections but was disabled. So, I enabled it and then my WiFi was working fine. But when again I switched ON my laptop after few hours, the WiFi tab was missing.
    I don't know how did this happened now and not before during previous startups of my system.
     
    Sufian Saeed Khan, Sep 14, 2022
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  3. CHRONOTIS
    Chronotis Win User
    WiFi Controls Missing

    My laptop won't connect to WiFi and seems to have forgotten that it even has the ability to do so. The control panel is missing any references to WiFi and troubleshooting only leads to suggestions that I plug in an ethernet cable.
     
    Chronotis, Sep 14, 2022
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  4. N-STER
    n-ster Win User

    WIFI missing in my laptop

    n-ster, Sep 14, 2022
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