Can not connect to mobile hotspot

So
- with that Device mgr, Network adapters, Intel 9560 WiFi adapter entry showing no errors [in your post #20 diagram],
and
- it also showing as enabled in Network & sharing centre, Change adapter settings [your post #7 diagram],
I am sorry but I cannot think of any reason for the WiFi switch not to appear in Settings, Network, WiFi [[my second post #10 diagram, your post #13 diagram].

Personally, but without any logic, I would
- Check that the computer hotspot [that you mentioned earlier] had been turned off - Turn On or Off Mobile Hotspot - ElevenForumTutorials,
- Reboot to see if it made any difference,
- Create another user account {just to see if the fault also affected it},
- Run SFC to see if it made any difference {because the inconsistencies point to a Windows fault, in my opinion} - SFC - ElevenForumTutorials,
- Run a Repair install {out of sheer frustration} - Repair Install Windows 11 with an In-place Upgrade - ElevenForumTutorials.


Denis

[I've finished fiddling with my post #21 now]

Thanks for your help I may try a repair install later, I just can't find anything that would prevent Windows 11 from having wifi options

man00 said:

I may try a repair install

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Which of the other steps have you already done?

Try3 said:

- Check that the computer hotspot [that you mentioned earlier] had been turned off - Turn On or Off Mobile Hotspot - ElevenForumTutorials,
- Reboot to see if it made any difference,
- Create another user account {just to see if the fault also affected it},
- Run SFC to see if it made any difference {because the inconsistencies point to a Windows fault, in my opinion} - SFC - ElevenForumTutorials,
- Run a Repair install {out of sheer frustration} - Repair Install Windows 11 with an In-place Upgrade - ElevenForumTutorials.

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Denis

Try3 said:

Which of the other steps have you already done?



Denis

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Hotspot on phone is/was on , ran SFC, not sure what you mean create another account, I may try the in place upgrade after I read more about it
I don't want to create a bigger mess than I have now
I just looked at in place upgrade reinstall but I have no option to reinstall (step 3)

Fixed it, I found WLAN AUTOCONFIG was disabled in services, wifi working now

I'm glad it's been resolved.
I do wonder what disabled WLAN AutoConfig

The idea behind creating another user account was to check that the fault was not some defect in your existing user account profile [the collection of settings that define how your account behaves].
Add MS User Account - ElevenForumTutorials
Personally, I always have a spare [unused], Admin, local, password-protected user account ready for use in case my day-to-day Admin user account ever gets corrupted. Actually, I have two spares.
my ditty - Create two spare local, password-protected Admin accounts [post #2] in Windows 10, 11 - TenForums


All the best,
Denis

man00 said:

I may try the in place upgrade after I read more about it
I don't want to create a bigger mess than I have now
I just looked at in place upgrade reinstall but I have no option to reinstall (step 3)

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I know it's no longer needed for the current situation but
- Repair installs don't really create messes.
- Repair installs re-copy all the Windows files so they can help to end problems caused by their having been corrupted.
I have always used Option 2 of that tutorial. The Option 1 (Step 3) you were looking at is not yet available for most of us - as stated in its opening line in the area with the dirty yellow background. You can always check your build by running the command WinVer in Windows Terminal.


All the best,
Denis