Enabling wireless without a wifi switch

Perform a Hard reset on the notebook : A power reset or hard restart clears all information from the computer's memory without erasing any personal data. Performing a power reset might fix conditions such as Windows not responding, a blank display, software freezing, keyboard stops responding, or other external devices locking up. Let me know how it goes for further assistance. Eagerly waiting for your response! I hope you have a good day ahead,.

And Feel free to ask your queries as this forum has some of the best people in the world available and ready to help. No changes. I had been using it with a cable for a few months, and when I need to use wifi I noticed the problem.

Hello Ykcor4 ,. Thanks for the super quick reply. Superb job on trying the different steps. As you have already tried these steps and still having the issue, I would personally suggest you contact our HP phone support for further assistance. If your product is Out of warranty then remember to choose the paid options to get the tech support number.

They might have multiple options to help you on this. Please use the following link to create yourself a case number, then call and it may help speed up the call process:. Step 1. Open link: www. Step 2. Enter Product number or select to auto detect.

Step 3. Scroll down to "Still need help? Complete the form to select your contact options". Step 4. Scroll down and click: HP contact options - click on Get phone number and phone number appear. They will be happy to assist you immediately. Keep me posted for any other assistance. The Wi-Fi adapter can also be enabled in the Control Panel , click the Network and Sharing Center option, then click the Change adapter settings link in the left navigation pane.

Right-click the Wi-Fi adapter and select Enable. Access the Device Manager by right-clicking with your mouse on the My Computer icon on your desktop or in the Windows Start menu. Select Properties from the pop-up menu, click the Hardware tab in the window that opens up, and click the Device Manager button.

In Windows Vista and later, there is no Hardware tab. Click the Device Manager link in the System window. Find the Wi-Fi adapter in the list of hardware devices. Right-click the adapter name and select Enable from the pop-up menu. It is usually found on the front of the laptop or above the keyboard.

Find the button or switch and make sure it is disabled. When disabled, the button should not be illuminated or illuminated as orange or red, or the switch should be in the Off position. As seen in the picture, some laptops use Fn and F12 key to enable and disable Wi-Fi, and shows an orange LED when disabled and blue when enabled.

Right-click the Wi-Fi icon in the Windows notification area and select Disable or Turn off from the pop-up menu. If no Disable option is available in the pop-up menu, there may be an option called Open Network and Sharing Center. Once the wireless network card icon is seen right-click and select Disable. The Wi-Fi adapter may also be disabled from the Control Panel. Click the Network and Sharing Center option, then click Change adapter settings in the left navigation pane. It's usually fairly easy.

Friday, July 11, PM. Monday, July 28, AM. I do not have XP any more so cant detail you the steps but this how I did: Go to Service and start wireless zero function.

Tuesday, December 2, AM. My on-screen fn doesn't work as it supposed to. I have to use USP adapter, what a pain. How about the turn on wireless capability?? Tuesday, April 21, AM. Why Windows can't turn the module on when Ubuntu can? I have the same problem i'm using Windows 7. Thursday, June 16, AM. Because the Linux team added the feature and the Windows team did not.

I was having issues with my internet and my computer would not connect to the hard line that was plugged and would only try wifi. I have Windows 7 installed on here and I went to the control panel then to network and on the left clicked on adapter but that took me to a blank page with nothing on it at all. Do you h ave any idea how I would be able to enable wifi on here again?

Thursday, June 29, PM. Juan Manuel Lince. Monday, January 15, PM. You can also reset the BOIS to default settings, so that the wireless capability will be turn on automatically by default here the step :.