Windows 10: Wifi Networks not showing

On my Laptop if I wanted to change the wifi connection I would always see a list of the available networks when I selected the Wifi icon on the task bar.
Since the last major update to Windows 10 I find that when I select the wifi icon I only see the current connection





To see other networks within range I have to open the 'Network settings' and choose 'Show available networks' - then they show up.





Does anyone have any explanation for this - or possibly a 'fix' to show them all from the taskbar again.

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wifi 2 networks not showing in available networks for usb adapter

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to check if the device is compatible with Windows 10. Also, I suggest you to install the drivers for Alfa AWUS036NEH USB adapter in compatibility mode and check.
Follow the steps to install the drivers in compatibility mode.

• Download the drivers from the manufacturer’s website.
• Right-click on the installer and click on "Properties".
• Click on the ‘compatibility’ tab and check the box "Run this program in compatibility mode for” and select previous Operating System from the drop down.
• Click on ‘Apply’ and click ‘OK’ and run the file to install it.

Hope this information is helpful. Do let us know if the issue is resolved. For any further information, feel free to contact us.

Thank you.

 

wifi 2 networks not showing in available networks for usb adapter

HP Pavilion 17 laptop, about 2 yrs old, had win8 upgraded to 8.1 then win10

Trying to use alfa AWUS036NEH usb adapter.

The wifi networks are available for WIFI 1 for the onboard network adapter which works fine.

The problem is I am trying to use a USB long range usb adapter.

This shows up in settings as WIFI 2 and show the available networks.

However it doesn't show up in available networks to actually pick to connect to. When I had win 8.1 it showed both sets of available networks.

I checked device manager and tried to update the driver but it says its up to date.

Is there a way to get it to show the WIFI 2 networks to connect to?

 

Uninstall the device and driver in Device Manager, reboot and reinstall the wifi driver from HP's Support site for your laptop.