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I have a windows 11 desktop pc and a laptop.
I have bought a wifi dongle (you plug into a USB 3 port) and the instructions say that I should first turn off the built-in wifi when using it on a laptop. Does anybody know how I can turn off the the built-in wifi?
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Hi Ge285,
I am Dave, I will help you with this.
Open Device Manager from the right click menu on your Start Menu
Expand the Network Adapters section.
Do you see a WiFi or WLAN device listed there?
If you do, right click that and select 'Disable' do not uninstall that device because Windows will re-install it every time you start your PC.
That's it!
Thank you!
