Wi-Fi Network Not Showing Up in Task Manager

Question

Hi All,

I am facing an issue since last One week and its is frustrating. I have Dell Inspiron Laptop WIFI network was working fine. But now wifi network not showing in the task manager. The WIFI network adapter also not showing in the device manager. I have searched so many articles followed their steps but no luck. Please find the attached screenshot and help me. I have downloaded all the latest Network drivers from Vendor website and installed them . But its not showing in the device manager. Finally I format the Laptop and Installed once again Windows 10 OS. Installed all the drivers but wifi driver not showing in the device manager.

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Answer 1

There may be several possibilities:

1] Enter the BIOS and check if Wi-Fi adapter is disabled.

2] The Wi-Fi card in your laptop has failed.

3] Check Function key combination to enable/disable Wi-Fi.

4] Open PowerShell as Admin and copy-paste the following command followed by hitting the Enter key:

Get-NetAdapter

Answer 2

Hi Thanks for the response. Please find the answer

] Enter the BIOS and check if Wi-Fi adapter is disabled. - Enabled

2] The Wi-Fi card in your laptop has failed.

3] Check Function key combination to enable/disable Wi-Fi.- Checked

4] Open PowerShell as Admin and copy-paste the following command followed by hitting the Enter key:

Get-NetAdapter

PS C:\Users\Maitri Mohanty> Get-NetAdapter

Name InterfaceDescription ifIndex Status MacAddress LinkSpeed

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Bluetooth Network Con...2 Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Ne...#2 16 Disconnected 48-5F-99-9B-2F-9A 3 Mbps

Ethernet Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller 3 Up 3C-2C-30-F7-AF-56 100 Mbps

Answer 3

I recommend to check network/wireless card on the hardware side, and confirm if it is working properly.

Answer 4

@Kapil Arya Thanks for your response. I checked the network adapter in the device manager its working fine.

Answer 5

Hello,

 

Thank you for posting in Q&A forum.

To further troubleshoot this issue, please kindly try below steps:

1.Please check whether you have accidentally touched a key on the keyboard, causing the WIFI function to be disabled.

2.Go to Settings > Network & Internet > Status > Network reset and check if issue still persists.

3.Go to service manager and check if below services running perfectly:

WLAN AutoConfig

Network Connections

Network List Service

 

I hope the information above is helpful.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to let us know.

 

Best regards，

Jill Zhou

 

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