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Drivers needed to connect to my router
Hello, I've just finished a fresh install of Windows 8.1 on a new computer and it cannot recognize any network connections. Support at Windows and my ISP told me that I need to get drivers from ne...
Check if the wireless light is lit up on the router. No drivers needed for the router to broadcast SSID. Check the wireless adapter of your computer, make sure it is enabled and working properly. For isolation as well to make sure which of the two devices are having problems is try to use a different wireless device. If you can see the network using a different device then the problem is the Windows 8.1 computer. Try to use your Windows 8.1 computer on a different location, if it cannot detect wireless then wireless card of the the computer is not working properly or disabled.