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daboywonder2002
Jun 23, 2021Aspirant
Desktop says turn on wirelelss capability
Hello I need help. My wifi adapter is failing. Right now i'm on network connections and the Wifi adapter shows but its not connected. You hit diagnose and it says turn on wireless capability. But it'...
michaelkenward
Jun 24, 2021Guru - Experienced User
daboywonder2002 wrote:
Hello I need help. My wifi adapter is failing. Right now i'm on network connections and the Wifi adapter shows but its not connected. You hit diagnose and it says turn on wireless capability. But it's a desktop.
Windows? Mac? OS Version
daboywonder2002 wrote:
EVen at the bottom right where it shows network and internet settings and under it you see wifi, airplane mode. right click on wifi and hit settings. Click on to turn wifi. But at the bottom right it still says wifi turned off.
Is that (top right here) Network and Internet Settings? Is there anything there in Show Available Networks?
Have you run the "Troubleshoot Problems" wizard?
What do you see here:
Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Connections
daboywonder2002
Jun 24, 2021Aspirant
It's hard to attach screenshots and photos. let me try to zip it