Solved My Wifi Adapter had Suddenly Disappeared


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My Wifi Adapter had Suddenly Disappeared

I have Windows 11 on a Dell Inspiron laptop. All of a sudden my Wifi adapter is gone. It was working fine last night and when I woke it up this morning, no Wifi adapter available, only Bluetooth. I have been using a Qualcomm adapter for years without any problems.

I have searched Device Manager and no wireless adapters there, it's listed in the program list in Control Panel. I had uninstalled and reinstalled it, no change.

Any suggestions/comments on how to get it back will be much appreciated.

Thank you.
 
Windows Build/Version
11

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 11 Home Version 24H2 OS build 26100.8875Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1035G1 CPU @ 1.00GHz (1....32.0 GBIntel(R) UHD Graphics (128 MB)
OS
Windows 11 Home Version 24H2 OS build 26100.8875
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Dell Inspiron 3793
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1035G1 CPU @ 1.00GHz (1.19 GHz)
Memory
32.0 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) UHD Graphics (128 MB)
Monitor(s) Displays
Internal Dell Display and Dell P2715Q
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080, 60.13 Hz / 1920 x 1080, 60 Hz
Hard Drives
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172
Keyboard
Dell Laptop Keyboard
Mouse
Logitech M705
Browser
Google Chrome, Firefox
Antivirus
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I understand, it's an external adapter. A stupid question: did you unplug it and plug it back and restart your computer ?
If everything else fails, you could try this: Complete Internet Repair | Rizonesoft
 

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Windows 11Intel Core i3 12 100 12th generationKingston DDR4-3200 16 GBytesIntel UHD 730
OS
Windows 11
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Gigabyte H610M H V2
CPU
Intel Core i3 12 100 12th generation
Motherboard
American Megatrend F35
Memory
Kingston DDR4-3200 16 GBytes
Graphics Card(s)
Intel UHD 730
It's not an external adapter, it's a software I downloaded and installed.

Thank you
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11 Home Version 24H2 OS build 26100.8875Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1035G1 CPU @ 1.00GHz (1....32.0 GBIntel(R) UHD Graphics (128 MB)
OS
Windows 11 Home Version 24H2 OS build 26100.8875
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Dell Inspiron 3793
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1035G1 CPU @ 1.00GHz (1.19 GHz)
Memory
32.0 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) UHD Graphics (128 MB)
Monitor(s) Displays
Internal Dell Display and Dell P2715Q
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080, 60.13 Hz / 1920 x 1080, 60 Hz
Hard Drives
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172
Keyboard
Dell Laptop Keyboard
Mouse
Logitech M705
Browser
Google Chrome, Firefox
Antivirus
AVG, Malwarebytes, SuperAntispyware, CCleaner
Is the adapter listed when you use this in the command line prompt?

netsh interface show interface
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 11Intel Core i7 12700H2x16GBGeforce RTX 3070
OS
Windows 11
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo
CPU
Intel Core i7 12700H
Memory
2x16GB
Graphics Card(s)
Geforce RTX 3070
Screen Resolution
2560x1600
Browser
FireFox
I perform a Hard Reset (Power Drain) and restart, the wifi Option suddenly came back and I'm able to connect to my wifi network now.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11 Home Version 24H2 OS build 26100.8875Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1035G1 CPU @ 1.00GHz (1....32.0 GBIntel(R) UHD Graphics (128 MB)
OS
Windows 11 Home Version 24H2 OS build 26100.8875
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Dell Inspiron 3793
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1035G1 CPU @ 1.00GHz (1.19 GHz)
Memory
32.0 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) UHD Graphics (128 MB)
Monitor(s) Displays
Internal Dell Display and Dell P2715Q
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080, 60.13 Hz / 1920 x 1080, 60 Hz
Hard Drives
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172
Keyboard
Dell Laptop Keyboard
Mouse
Logitech M705
Browser
Google Chrome, Firefox
Antivirus
AVG, Malwarebytes, SuperAntispyware, CCleaner

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