If your laptop does not have Internet via Wi-Fi, the available ones are not displayed. Wi-Fi network, and there are no buttons and wireless network icons at all, then most likely, the necessary driver is simply not installed. Provided that the wireless adapter itself is built into your laptop, and it is working. And since even older laptops have built-in Wi-Fi, it all comes down to the fact that the problem is in the driver wireless adapter.
Winodws 10 is almost always, it installs all the necessary drivers. Yes, they do not always work correctly, if at all. But, for example, on my laptop, which is already 4 years old, after installing Winodws 10, Wi-Fi started working automatically. But with regard to Windows 7, and especially Windows XP, then there always have to manually search and install the driver on Wi-Fi.
In this article we will figure out which driver you need to download and install, which would have earned Wi-Fi. Moreover, it doesn’t matter what kind of laptop you have: ASUS, HP, Lenovo, Acer, etc. I’ll give you links to instructions for installing drivers and solving various problems. Which, very often appear due to the installation of the wrong driver, which is not suitable for your laptop model (adapter), or installed windows versions.
Find and install the correct Wi-Fi adapter driver
If you have a laptop, and there was no driver disk in the kit, you can download the necessary drivers from the manufacturer’s official website, specifically for your laptop model and for the Windows version that you have installed. It is very important. Otherwise, after installing some wrong driver, nothing will work, or with errors.
I repeat. The main thing is to download the driver from the official site, specifically for your laptop model, and for your version of the operating system.
If you have Windows 10, you can still see the article, and what to do if.
For example:
Here I have, for example, a laptop ASUS K56CM. In Google, or Yandex, we search for "ASUS K56CM". We look sites in search results, and we open an official site. In my case, ASUS.
We immediately get to the page that is dedicated to our laptop model. It remains only to find a link or tab, something like "Downloads", "Support", "Drivers and software", etc. There we choose the version of Windows (and system capacity)which is installed with us.
It remains only to download the driver. The necessary driver will most likely be signed as "Wireless", "Wireless LAN", "Wi-Fi".
To install, run the .exe file. Or, specify the folder with the driver through the device manager.
I showed this by example aSUS notebook. If you have a laptop from another company, the site itself will be different. But, the procedure is the same.
Upgrading to Windows 10 or installing latest version operating system updates, many users experience inoperability of a wireless network. This is most often associated with wireless drivers. Wi-Fi adapter. In connection with this, there may be the following problems:
- The network cannot be connected because the computer does not display it.
- The wireless adapter does not work.
- Does not connect via wireless (Wi-Fi) network - gives errors.
- There is a connection, but in a limited state the network therefore does not work.
All these four problems are caused by the fact that the wireless adapter has no driver or the version installed on the computer is outdated, not supported or released with errors. When updating or installing from scratch the system, the tenth version of Windows, the driver is downloaded and installed automatically. But this does not mean that it works correctly. The reasons lie in the frequent appearance of new editions of Microsoft OS and the fact that manufacturers of adapters and PCs are not keeping up with these updates and, therefore, their drivers are outdated.
If the driver does not work correctly, then the hardware of the laptop will “please” with failures. If we talk about the driver for the adapter, then if it does not work correctly, it will be impossible to connect to the Internet. The OS misunderstands the driver commands, and the user has problems connecting the laptop over a Wi-Fi network. Based on this, if you have problems connecting in the new OS version, immediately pay attention to the adapter. Change the driver, after removing the old version, if it is present on the computer. Do not use to download "left" resources. It is best to download the driver from official page developer. When doing this, consider the adapter model when loading.
If the laptop does not find the networks connected to it or does not display the adapter (wireless device) or the Wi-Fi button, the whole thing is in the driver. If you see such errors, then the driver is not on the device. To turn on wireless network, you just need to download and install the driver.
- But if the driver is present, it appeared in automatic mode, but there are connection errors, we will try to solve this problem using our own methods.
Solving the problem by replacing the Wi-Fi adapter driver in Windows 10
There are such problems when installing a new driver does not help. You can remove the old driver permanently, install the most new versionbut it will not solve the problem. However, this does not mean that you should not try this option. This is the first thing you should do. Usually when updating or clean installation The system loads several drivers, and it is important for us to choose one of them - the one that works correctly.
- AT search bar specify “ device Manager"And click on the result, as in the picture.
- Switch to " Network adapters". On this tab you will find your device. If neither Wireless nor Wi-Fi is displayed in the list, there is no adapter on your computer. Download it and see if there is a driver. If you see a yellow warning sign, click on the adapter and update the driver.
- Update the driver as follows: find it using the search option on this device.
- Now you need to click on “ Select from the list of installed“.
- You will see several drivers that are already in the system. Here we need to choose the driver that does not coincide with the one in the controller. Setting this new driver, you try it on performance. Choose it and continue. Farther».
- Pressing the button activates the installation of the selected driver.
After the procedure, be sure to reboot. Now you can test your wireless connection. If this driver does not work correctly, go back to the search, look for a new driver, install and test again. If there are many drivers, it is possible that there is a workable one that will solve the problem with connecting to the Internet in the tenth version of Windows.
We solve by removing the installed driver for the wireless adapter
If no driver installed in the system has connected the Internet, it must be completely removed. This is done in the dispatcher.
- In the search box, enter “ device Manager"And click on the result (explained above in the article). You will be taken to " Network adapters", You will find your device there and press" Deletion».
- Click "OK".
- After the driver is removed, you need to restart the computer. Then the system will re-install it automatically.
We are trying to roll back the driver of the wireless adapter in Windows 10
If all else fails, try rolling back the driver for the wireless adapter. Perhaps this will make the wireless network to earn stable or, finally, to connect.
- Open again " Dispatcher"And open" Network adapters ". Choose your wireless device and click on it to open " Properties».
Wireless access to the network is provided in two ways: by wifi router or by wifi adaptera (or, as it is also called, a modem). We are not going to consider here a Wi-Fi connection through a router, since the router is not an independent network device, but only distributes the network services of a cable provider. Here we will deal with wifi modems, or more precisely, drivers for these devices for laptops. The desktop computer can also have a built-in or external wifi adapter, for example: a PCI adapter directly to motherboard or an external USB modem. But, the topic of our conversation will be laptops, as well as similar devices.
For some time, more precisely, the last ten years, almost all laptops are equipped with a built-in wifi module and can themselves be the main node of a home wireless network.
But, to take advantage of this opportunity, it is necessary to ensure the normal support of this device by the operating system. Simply put, find and install the driver for this OS for the laptop of your model for it.
Someone was lucky, and Windows independently recognized the adapter and was able to install drivers for it. Someone less fortunate - for these people, our note.
Checking the operation of the adapter
If the wifi on the laptop is not detected, then you should check whether the drivers for the built-in wi-fi adapter are installed. If not, they must be found and installed. Let's do this driver check:
If there is no wifi driver for the laptop, it must be found and installed manually. What we now do. We will search the Internet.
Search and installation
Well, if the driver for the adapter is found on the driver disk to the laptop. If you can find this disc. Otherwise, you must go to the website of the manufacturer of your computer and find the driver there. There is usually no problem with this. A search of the software database is made according to the model of your laptop. The model number can be found by turning the notebook upside down and reading this number on the sticker.
Usually, drivers are supplied as executable files, so installing a wi-fi will not be a problem - you just need to run the downloaded file for execution and follow the instructions of the installer.
Each user chooses that computer company and then softwarewho are most satisfied with his work. To access the Internet today there are many special programs - browsers. And in order to use wi-fi, a special driver must be installed on the laptop. How to find out which driver is needed forwi— fi on a laptop?
As you know, each brand of laptop requires the installation of a specific driver, facilitating unhindered access to the Internet. And often these actions should be taken by experts who establish operating system on your computer. Often they do not do this due to certain reasons and the user later puzzles over how to cope with this situation.
It turns out that such problems can be solved personally without the help of masters. Several methods have been developed for this:
- Enable wi-fi
By simultaneously pressing the Fn + F2 buttons or the key on which the network sign is displayed. A similar effect can be achieved if you go to the “Control Panel” section, then “Network”, select “Network Connections” and find the Wireless Network Connection. In the presence of this function, you must right-click "Connect", and in the absence you will need to install the driver.
- Installing the driver wi-fi
Knowing the secret of the search driver needed on your computer, you can easily find and install the missing item and continue to use the wireless network connection. Usually, drivers download from special servers and install on a computer. Here it is important to know exactly which one is necessary for you.
You can go an elementary way and enter the necessary phrase into the search engine and in return receive thousands of sites with the necessary content. But how to distinguish a real program from a malicious virus? The answer is the advice that it is better to download applications from official services and manufacturers' websites. At these sites are updated drivers.
Sometimes computers are equipped with disks that the user rarely pays attention to. But often they are additional installation drivers. Therefore, when detecting such a disk, you can install the necessary wi-fi driver with him.
If you decide to search for a driver wireless connection On the network, write the full notebook model name, for example: Lenovo G5045. Next, select the category of driver and OS. Drivers themselves network wifi can be found in the section Wireless lan And so on.
If you have the necessary driver, you should save it to your computer. Then you should wait for the download, start it and install it according to the instructions. After installing any application, it is better to restart the computer to save the components.
In case you could not find the required wireless driver, visit the official website of the laptop manufacturer, determine its exact model and wi-fi driver.
