Windows 10: Wireless Adapter

Hello.

I am having a few Internet issues on my laptop.

It started once I swapped out my Hard Disk Drive for a Solid State Drive yesterday. I can connect to the Internet occasionally but after mere seconds, sometimes minutes or even an hour the Wifi will go away and in place of the White Wifi Icon on my taskbar I will have a Grey Wifi Icon with a red cross on it. The only way to fix it at that point is to troubleshoot the Wifi but I cannot just keep doing this. Sometimes the Wifi goes away and the Icon resorts to a Grey Wifi Icon with an asterisk on top. When that happens I can just simply reconnect to the network by clicking on the Wifi icon and then on the name of my Wifi network but I still do not understand why this happens or what causes it. Sometimes even, the Wifi will turn itself back on after disconnecting for a few minutes. But once again, this keeps happening again and again and I need a consistent internet connection to do my work with the laptop. Note that this cannot be a problem with my router since:

A All the other devices in my house, work perfectly with an internet connection through my router.
B My laptop itself was also working perfectly with an internet connection and the problem only surfaced after I swapped out my HDD for an SSD.

I have surfed the web through my phone looking for any and all possible solutions for this problem. Perhaps I did not phrase my problem properly in the Google search bar but none of the solutions presented to me were able to fix or even change this issue in the slightest way. I usually simply look through forums and posts of people with the issues I am having and getting an answer from there. But I am not getting any that way so I have resorted to asking on my own.


I realize that the issue here might definitely be a faulty adapter or some sort of hardware effect the SSD is having on my laptop but I would like to try one last time to see if there is any single way to fix this issue on my own, free of cost. And if this is indeed a hardware issue, I would please like to know what exactly the problem might be and why it's happening.

Thank you so much for your time. I really really need help and fast.

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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.

 

Windows Wireless Display Adapter-not connecting anymore

Hello Phillip,

Did you notice any changes on your PC prior to the issue? I suggest that you follow the steps outlined in this support article:
Troubleshooting Wireless Display Adapters.

Since updating drivers did not work, in addition, you can try to reset the Wireless Adapter.

1. On the adapter, press and hold the reset button for 10 seconds.
2. When the message " Ready to connect "shows, open the
   Action Center.
3. Select Connect, and in the list of displays, select
   Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter.

Please respond to this thread to let me know how the issue progresses. Similarly, if you have more questions, please inform me by replying to this post.

 

wireless display adapter firmware update

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

To better understand the query, please answer the following questions:

1. What is the make and model of the wireless adapter?

2. Are you referring to updating the Wireless display adapter?

If so, I would suggest you to visit the manufacturer's website and check if there are any updates available.

However, you can try the steps below and check if you are able to update it manually from the computer.

1. Press Windows key + R.

2. Type devmgmt.msc and press enter.

3. If the wireless display adapter is listed, expand it.

4. Right click on the driver and check for updates.

Let us know the result.