Hey, what's going on guys, Sandeep here, and this is another common WiFi problem that
sometimes you can't even connect to any network. If you go to Network & Internet Settings, then you can see that I am getting this message
you are not connected to any network. So in this video, I will show you different methods to fix this problem
And if this globe icon is disconnected, or if you are not getting any WiFi signal or
getting WiFi signal, in all these cases, I will show you how you can fix this problem
if you are unable to connect to any WiFi network. So watch this video till end and it will surely help you
So the first thing you should check that if the WiFi is turned on by physical key, if
there is any physical key on your keyboard or on the laptop, make sure the WiFi is turned on
And after that, if you are unable to connect to WiFi network or it is showing you connecting
message for long time, then you can right click on your network and click on forget
After that, you can try to connect to your WiFi network again
This happens if you have recently changed your WiFi password, then you won't be able
to connect. So you have to forget the password and connect it again
And if you haven't changed your WiFi password and still unable to connect, then go to Start
and Open Settings. From there go to Network & Internet. And then click on Change Adapter Settings
Now you will get your WiFi adapter listed there. Right click on WiFi
And then click on Disable. Right click on it again and click on Enable
Now check if you are able to connect to WiFi or not
Now if you are unable to connect to WiFi, then you can try this Network Troubleshooter
You will get this Network Troubleshooter option on the WiFi option. So just click on this Troubleshoot option
If there is any problem, then it will try to find the problem and give you option to
fix the issue. So you have to follow the on-screen instruction. It may be any kind of network problem
And if you see any problem found there, just click on View Detail
Then it will show you option to fix the problem. You just have to click on Next & Next
Then follow on-screen instruction. And if the troubleshooter is able to fix it, then it will resolve the problem
And if the troubleshooter can't resolve the problem, you have to reset the network
Click on this Network Reset option. And then click on Reset again
You have to confirm here. After that, it will restart your Windows 10 machine
After the restart, it will reset all the network profiles. You can try to connect to your WiFi network after that
In the most cases, the Network Reset option should work and you would be able to see your
WiFi network and you would be able to connect to WiFi network
But in case if you can't connect, then follow the next method
Now you need to go to Menu and then Settings. And open Network & Internet Options
And then click on Change Adapter Options. Right click on this WiFi Adapter
And go to Properties. Now double click on Internet Protocol Version 4
And make sure Optin IP & DNS are set to Automatic. If there is any manual value, then you have to delete it and select the Automatic
Click on OK. After that you can try to check if you are able to connect to your WiFi or not
And also you can reset Advanced Internet Options. Go to Start and search for Control Panel
And then go to Internet Options. From there go to Advanced tab
And click on Restore Advanced Options. And after that hit Apply and OK
After this step you have to restart your Windows 10 and check if you are able to connect to
WiFi or not. If not, follow the next method. Go to Start and search for CMD
Click on Run as Administrator. And you will get CMD there. On the CMD you have to type netsh winsock reset and hit enter on your keyboard
And if there is any socket API errors, it will fix it
Now you can type there ipconfig forwardsless plus dns to clear the DNS Cache
Clearing the DNS Cache will resolve some problem if you are unable to open certain websites
And after that you can execute some other commands. If you are connected to any WiFi and unable to open any website, then you can type ipconfig
then space forwardsless release. It will work if you are connected to a WiFi
In some cases, you may face this problem that you are connected to WiFi but websites are
not opening. Then you can release and renew the IP. First release then again type ipconfig space forwardsless renew
Then it will renew your local IP. Exit the CMD and try to restart your Windows 10 and check if you are able to connect to
WiFi or not. If not, you can execute some other commands. Open the CMD as admin again
Now you need to type netsh then space winsock then space reset then space catalog
This is the similar command which we executed earlier but you can instruct catalog directly
to reset it. And after that you will get this message successfully reset the winsock catalog
Now you can reset the IP logs by typing netsh then space int then space ip then space reset
then space resetlog.txt. Then hit enter on your keyboard. And you will get this message that resetting ok resetting ok
And if you are not getting this message, you can directly reset the ipv4 by typing netsh
then space int space ipv4 then space reset then space resetlog.txt. Both are similar commands
You can execute both of them. And after that exit out the CMD, restart your Windows 10 and try to check if you are able
to connect to WiFi or not. If not, follow the next method
For this method, press Windows plus R key together on your keyboard to open run dialog
box and type there services.msc. Then click on OK and you will get list of Windows services
On the list of services, you need to find certain services and make sure they are running
First service you need to check is DHCP client. Dynamic Host Control Protocol client
Make sure it is running. Right click on it and click on start if it is not running
And also go to properties and make sure startup type is selected as automatic
If it is set to manual or automatic delay, select it automatic and hit apply and ok
Now the next service is WLAN Auto Config. Find WLAN Auto Config and make sure it is running
And if it is not running, then you need to right click on it, click on start and also
go to properties and select the startup type as automatic. Hit apply and ok
So you have to start WLAN Auto Config service. And you can also check some other network related services
Just press N key on your keyboard and then it will take you to the network services
And make sure these network services are running. Like this network setup service
Make sure this service is also running. You can check network related services and if they are not running, you need to restart them
After that, you can try to check if you are able to connect to Wi-Fi or not
If not, follow the next method. So you have to press Windows plus R key together on your keyboard and type there devmgmt.msc
then hit ok. And it will open device manager. From the device manager, you have to expand this network adapter settings options and
you need to find your network adapter. It may be Broadcom, Etheros or Realtek
Just find 802.11ac network adapter. Right click on it and then go to properties
And go to power management. And uncheck this first option, allow the computer to turn off this device
Uncheck this option and hit ok. And doing this may not fix the problem
So you need to come to your network adapter again. Right click on it
And then you can try to uninstall your network adapter. For the first time, do not select this delete driver software from computer and then click
on uninstall. Restart your Windows 10 and try to check if it is working or not
If not, come back to this screen. Right click on your network adapter and uninstall device and check this option and hit uninstall
Now restart your Windows 10 again and check if you are able to connect to Wi-Fi or not
Doing this may fix the problem. If not, you can try to update the network adapter driver
Right click on your network adapter and click on update driver. And click on browse my computer for drivers
Then click on let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer
Now you need to select a driver to the date when your Wi-Fi was working
So check the date beside all these available drivers. And select that driver when your Wi-Fi was working
So select any of the driver from the past and then click on next
It will reinstall that driver. And you can play around with different version of drivers
After that you have to restart and check if it is working or not
In the most cases it should work. And also you can right click on your Wi-Fi adapter then go to properties
Then go to this driver option. And if you are getting this rollback option enabled then you can try to rollback your driver
If previous options are not working, updating drivers are not working, then you can rollback
your drivers from here. After that click on OK, restart, restart and then try to check if your Wi-Fi is working
or not. In the most cases these methods should help you to fix the Wi-Fi problem on your Windows
10 PC and you would be able to see Wi-Fi networks listed and you would be able to connect to
your Wi-Fi network. But if you are really unlucky then you need to get a working computer
From there go to official website of your laptop manufacturer and search for the driver
You can just search for your laptop model and then driver. You may have to select your laptop model and certain other things
Select OS and after that you will get networking or network related driver
It may be different in your case so anyhow you have to download the Wi-Fi driver on different
computer and then transfer it to affected computer and install the Wi-Fi driver
Installing the Wi-Fi driver should fix the problem. So these were some methods to fix if you are unable to connect to any Wi-Fi network
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