Windows 10: Wireless adapter not found in Device Manager

This is for a Lenovo M90z. Intel Centrino 1000 adapter. All of sudden I lost my internet connection.



Initially it stopped working and did appear in Device Manager with an explanation point. In the properties I was getting a "This device can not start "Code 10" message. When I did a Windows troubleshoot it said there was an issue with the adapter and driver. I downloaded the driver from the Lenovo website but I received an error message that I can not roll back the driver to an earlier version. I had downloaded a more recent version from Intel. It is no longer available.



I did a Power Cycle like this

Completely discharging your PC might fix the unresponsive state of the network adapter. This might shake off any power surges that were registered in the adapter.

• Unplug your charger, power off your laptop, and remove your battery. If you are using a desktop PC, remove all the power cables.
• Hold down the power button for at least 30 seconds and then wait around 10 minutes.
• Put the battery back in, with the charger and reboot or plug back your power cables and boot your PC
• Check if this fixed it

Then the Adapter did not appear in the Device Manager. Did I fry something with the Power Cycle?

:)

 

Wireless Adapter not working

Hi Nabil,

Thank you for keeping us updated on this query. We will assist you in resolving your issue.

Method 1:

Step 1: Update network adapter driver from the device manager by following the steps below and check if the issue is resolved.

• Press Windows key + X keys on the keyboard and click on
  Device Manager from the options.
• Expand the Network adapters from the options.
• Right click on the wireless network card and select Update option.
• Restart the computer and check if the changes are effective.

Step 2: If the issue persist, I suggest you to uninstall the network adapter driver from the device manager by following the steps below and check if the issue is resolved.

• Press Windows key + X keys on the keyboard and click on
  Device Manager from the options.
• Expand the Network adapters from the options.
• Right click on the wireless network card and select Uninstall.
• Restart the computer for automatic installation of network adapters and check if the changes are effective.

Hope this helps !



We are happy to assist you with any issues pertaining to Windows.



Thank you.

 

wireless adapter not showing in device manager


To help you find the name and model of the wireless adapter

Click the Start button
In the search box type control panel
Click on the Control Panel that comes up
Click on Device Manager
There should be an Unknown Device in there. Right click on it and click on Properties
Click on the Details tab near the top
In the Property section, there is a down arrow to the right.
Click on the down arrow and click on Hardware Ids
In the Value section you will get two or three items that will come up.
Highlight the first item in the list and right click. Click on Copy
Open up your browser and go to Google. Right click in the search bar and click on Paste. Click on search.

Now you should be able to find the name and model on your wireless adapter. If you are still having trouble finding it,
go back to the second item in the Value list and do the same thing.

 

Windows 10 Cannot enable wireless adapter

Hi,

Sorry to hear about the inconvenience caused.

How are you trying to enable Wireless adapter?

We would suggest you to follow the below step and check if it helps:

• From the desktop press Windows flag key + R and type devmgmt.msc and click ok.
• This will open device manager, now scroll down and expand network adapter, right click and select enable.
• If you still have issues enabling wireless adapter, right click the uninstall it and reboot the computer and check if it helps.

To know more about uninstalling device using device manager, refer to the below link:

Using Device Manager to Uninstall Devices and Driver Packages - Windows drivers

Hope this information helps, for further assistance please reply.