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how do i turn on my wifi adapter on using cmd?

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2014-09-18T20:29:01+00:00

how do i turn on my wifi adapter on using cmd?

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-09-19T14:41:07+00:00

    Hello Siphomangena,

    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community Forum.

    If you want to enable the Wi-Fi adapter, you may try the following steps. However, it does not enable or disable the network driver installed in your computer.

    1. Go to Start, click All Programs and open Accessories.
    2. Right click on Command Prompt in the Program list and then select Run as administrator. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type your password, or click OK, or else click Yes.
    3. In the Command Prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:

    netsh interface set interface name="Local Area Connection" enableNote: Replace Local Area Connection with the name of your adapter, e.g. Wireless Network Connection. 4. This enables you Wi-Fi adapter.

    Corollary: Replace "enable" with "disable" in the command in Step 3 in order to disable the Wi-Fi adapter.

    Hope this information is helpful. Do let us know if you need any further assistance, we'll be glad to assist you.

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-07-29T14:52:38+00:00

    I think  the first question would be "Why do you think you have to use a Command Prompt to turn on your Wi-Fi adapter"?

    However...

    First you have to determine the name of your network connection from Control Panel.

    In this example the name of the network connection is:

    Wireless Network Connection 3

    Open a Command Prompt as Administrator like this:

    Click the Start orb/button and in the box enter the following:

    cmd.exe

    Right click cmd.exe and choose to Run as Administrator:

    ![](https://learn-attachment.microsoft.com/api/attachments/a21e4a74-090d-4ac9-8848-1a6ea4af6adb?platform=QnA)

    Since the name of this connection has spaces in it it must be enclosed in double quotes when using it in a Command Prompt window so you can issue commands like these:

    Enter 'exit' to close the command Prompt Window.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-07-29T07:45:17+00:00

    Hi everyone, I tried the above commands but they gave me the following errors:

    "This network connection does not exist" or "An interface with this name is not registered with the router" when I try anything other than the connection name! Any help would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance. ;)

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