Laptop not picking up wifi network

Aidanmc

pioneer said:

Disable the  GPU AMD Radeon HD 7670M and reboot !

How do I do this?

Aidanmc

RavingMad said:

Try uninstalling the WiFi adapter and do a restart.

If you create a hotspot off your phone, does it detect it?

You could try installing Hp support assistant/ HP diagnostic 

If I uninstall the wifi adaptor is it easy to reinstall it later?
I don't know if I can create a hotspot on my phone

pioneer

I googled your machine HP Pavilion G6 - Specs, Tests, and Prices | LaptopMedia.com

it implies you have one sorry about that

Aidanmc

flaneurs_lobster said:

booneruk said:

So it does detect a signal sometimes, but it's pathetically weak. Perhaps the internal wifi antenna has disconnected itself.

You could pop it open and check the connections: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/HP+Pavilion+g6-1b79dx+Wireless+Card+Replacement/51050

Those antennae will extend up the sides of the screen, any damage noticeable to the hinge area? 

nothing noticeable, thanks

pioneer

if you have a wifi usb dongle handy, that will work too. I did that whilst i looked for the internal solution.

Aidanmc

pioneer said:

if you have a wifi usb dongle handy, that will work too. I did that whilst i looked for the internal solution.

I don't have one of these, but i must get one.

I can use the ethernet cable for now, but i'd like to get to the bottom of it.

But yeah, a wifi dongle would be a good solution

pioneer

It would have been windows update that caused your problem, if you identify any updates after your problem occurred you could try uninstalling them and then block the offending update. Lot of faff though, dongle is quicker.

Aidanmc

Any particular wifi dongle recommendations?

Would something cheap like this be any good?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/315834095656?_skw=wifi+dongle&itmmeta=01JTB0HVRCYQW0E88323AYW10K&hash=item49892dd828:g:i5MAAOSwzrFnPTei&itmprp=enc:AQAKAAAAwFkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1eF9KoDFn2xipX/B/hWqT5fAXve2rM5MyjuHTHWyzmYVPUEQv/5X+y3IBL3U1o0E2JSNGHOzehCqYeyuI2ITWVEse468T+Yi67zpLbgATAuCYiMUQl/T+DnV6VjStewPR4DIOqnvwgRHgQVfLwJlgFGOslxQNN7GNU7p3iHWNE68RrfwpsheOmx4ydxtyvId9/OZANO21CjXWYlFivzoZANOVxERND0jYoTTCOg0GjVEg==|tkp:BlBMULC8x-DSZQ

Deru

Aidanmc said:

RavingMad said:

Try uninstalling the WiFi adapter and do a restart.

If you create a hotspot off your phone, does it detect it?

You could try installing Hp support assistant/ HP diagnostic 

If I uninstall the wifi adaptor is it easy to reinstall it later?
I don't know if I can create a hotspot on my phone

Usually, yes. If you open Device Manager, find the Wifi driver, right click and uninstall.  It will ask if you want to remove and have the option to leave the drivers so it can reinstall.  You can right click and scan for driver changes and it will reinstall (or after reboot).  Even if you did remove the drivers, Windows generic drivers will likely work.  

This vid tells you how to reinstall

https://youtu.be/Nhb0SenGUno?si=licTw6NmwNyjsCHL

Try getting the latest wifi driver from HP or intel (or whatever brand if wifi card you got)

If reinstalling/ updating drivers does not work, likely a hardware issue, in which case I second pioneer’s suggestion.  

Get one of these to get you back on.  Can be a permanent solution

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Archer-T2U-Nano-Wireless-10-9-10-13/dp/B07LGSDBTF

Edit: One more thing you can try;

Search for Cmd
right click on it and Run As Administrator

enter the following command

netsh winsock reset

hit Enter.  If ut says it’s done successfully, reboot the laptop.  Try again

pioneer

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