Laptop not picking up wifi network

Aidanmc

All off a sudden my laptop has stopped picking up any wifi signal.

Works fine via ethernet cable.

Laptop is HP Pavilion g6

Other devices are connecting to the wifi, so not a router issue.

I turned router off and on again to check too.

Tried the windows 10 troubleshooter, Network adaptor -

it says ' problem with the network adaptor or access points'

Can anyone help please??

Eyeful

Perplexity gives the most common reasons for 

Network Adapter Issues

• Driver Problems: Outdated, corrupted, or incompatible drivers can cause the adapter to malfunction or disappear from Device Manager. This often results in the laptop not detecting any Wi-Fi networks at all.

• Hardware Failure: The Wi-Fi adapter itself could be faulty or not properly seated (for internal cards), or the USB port could be damaged (for external adapters).

• Power Management Settings: If the system is set to turn off the adapter to save power, the Wi-Fi may stop working after periods of inactivity. This can be checked and disabled in the adapter's properties in Device Manager.

• System File Corruption: Corrupted system files can affect how the adapter is recognized and managed by the operating system.

elsien

AI generated posts are against forum rules.

Is there a physical Wi-Fi on off button? You might have pressed by mistake?

J_B

elsien said:

Is there a physical Wi-Fi on off button? You might have pressed by mistake?

One of the F keys perhaps?

Aidanmc

elsien said:

AI generated posts are against forum rules.

Is there a physical Wi-Fi on off button? You might have pressed by mistake?

There is a WiFi button, f12. When WiFi is on the little light ion the button is white.
The button doesn't seem to do anything, but when I turn off WiFi within network & Internet settings the light turns orange.

Aidanmc

When I do a troubleshoot in network & Internet settings, the detailed info gives 
Reason 0x00028002

I also done network reset, but still same issue

grumpycrab

Basic try :-  RESTART rather than shutdown (they're different).

Aidanmc

grumpycrab said:

Basic try :-  RESTART rather than shutdown (they're different).

Tried RESTART, still same problem

grumpycrab

Aidanmc said:

grumpycrab said:

Basic try :-  RESTART rather than shutdown (they're different).

Tried RESTART, still same problem

see if you have any restore points...  search/run  rstrui
If system restore has been enabled (its hit and miss whether it is) see if there's a recent restore point and try it.
"I haven't got time" option.  Buy a USB wifi dongle.

Ayr_Rage

What does DEVICE MANAGER have to say?

Aidanmc

grumpycrab said:

Aidanmc said:

grumpycrab said:

Basic try :-  RESTART rather than shutdown (they're different).

Tried RESTART, still same problem

see if you have any restore points...  search/run  rstrui
If system restore has been enabled (its hit and miss whether it is) see if there's a recent restore point and try it.
"I haven't got time" option.  Buy a USB wifi dongle.

Nothing recent, issue only started yesterday evening