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Wifi Adapter is disabled and hidden in the device manager menu

Anonymous
2020-06-22T16:57:58+00:00

Hi Team,

I need help in resolving my wifi adapter as it is not working which is a common issue for windows 10. I tried to restart my computer a number of times.

I am getting this option and unable to fix the issue.

I tried to open device manager but I am not able to see the wireless adapter at first glance like the below screenshot

But when I select "show hidden devices" then my network wifi adapter comes as per the below screenshot. 

I found the Qualcom wireless adapter which is hidden and tried to update the driver as per the below screenshot 

I installed the software but still my system is not recognizing the wifi adapter.My wifi connections are  not coming

It is mentioning that my wifi adapter is unplugged by referring to drivereasy updates option

Could you please resolve my wifi network adapter issue by referring the screenshots and suggest a good solution for resolving the issue

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-06-22T17:38:49+00:00

    I am getting this error code 45. Could you please update whether deleting drivers and re-install can help

    Please  suggest an easy solution if possible

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  2. Jan J.23 13,410 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2020-06-22T17:21:20+00:00

    Hi and thanks for reaching out. My name is Jan. I'm an independent Microsoft Advisor and a user like you. I'll be happy to help you out today. I understand you have a problem with your computer not working properly.

    If this is a laptop try to turn off the wifi switch or unplug the wifi adapter if this is a PC

    Then go to device manager and Uninstall all wifi device including the hidden wifi adapters,

    Then search "network reset"

    Open Network reset and Click "reset now"

    Then reboot your device.

    Then plug in your wifi or turn on wifi switch

    Wait for the device to appear in Device Manager.

    or Scan for hardware changes.

    Then try to update again the drivers,

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  3. Jan J.23 13,410 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2020-06-22T17:58:13+00:00

    Yes, uninstall the driver, and once the pc restarted it will try to install a new wifi driver.

    Error 45 . This error occurs if a device that was previously connected to the computer is no longer connected.

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  4. Jan J.23 13,410 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2020-06-22T18:40:07+00:00

    If its already detected and functioning properly. No need to reinstall the driver.
    But its better if you have the latest drivers installed.

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-06-22T18:13:30+00:00

    Thanks a lot,I am not very good in this firmware stuff and have an exam tomorrow.

    I am.currrently using laptop .

    In my device maneager,my wifi adapter is hidden and error code is 45.

    As per the priir post,i need to do the following steps

    1)uninstall the wifi hidden drivers including windows wifi drivers

    2)click on network reset.

    After rebooting,i will try to press the wifi switch.

    Did i need to any further re-installation or wifi will be automatically installwd in my laptop

    Coyld you pleasehelp in this

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