How to fix missing WiFi Icon in Windows 11?

Hi, good day! I'm John Dev a Windows user like you and I'll be happy to assist you today. I know this has been difficult for you, Rest assured, I'm going to do my best to help you.

When was the last time it worked properly? Have you made any changes to your computer recently?

Please let me know if you have tried the methods below.

**Shutdown your computer

Unplug the power cable from the laptop for 30 minutes, then plug it in again and turn on.

**Please try to turn off Fast startup

Press Start then search Control panel

Under View by > select Small icons

Select Power Options

On the left side, Click "Choose what power buttons do"

Click "Change settings that are currently unavailable"

Under Shutdown settings > Turn off fast startup

Power off the system then pull the power cable from the laptop, wait for 15 minutes.

Power back on

Open Device Manager

Expand Network adapters

Right click on the Wireless driver then select Properties

Click Power Management tab,

Uncheck "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power"

Restart your computer

**Open Device Manager

Expand the Network adapters

Find the Wireless driver in the list

Right click it and select Update

Click "Browse my computer for driver software"

Select "Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer"

Make sure to put a check mark "Show compatible hardware"

Select an older driver from the list

Click Next then restart your computer

**Open Device Manager

Click View > Show hidden devices

Expand Network adapters

Right click the Wireless driver

Select Uninstall

Tick the "Attempt to remove the driver for this device" box

Click Uninstall

Restart your computer

Kindly let me know if this helps or if you have any further concerns.

Kind regards,

John DeV

Independent Advisor

Hello,

See if this fix helps you:

https://www.kapilarya.com/fix-wi-fi-icon-missing-in-windows-11

Hope this helps!

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