1. Make sure your wireless antenna is plugged in (desktop), and turned on (laptop/desktop). More in section X1. 2. Disconnect and reconnect to your wireless network, by clicking on the signal-strength indicator, selecting your network, and clicking "disconnect". Wait a few seconds, repeat, and click "connect". 3. Does you wireless signal-strength indicator have an exclamation point on it? This usually indicates a software problem, and/or a problem with your access point. More information in section X3. 4. Tried everything so far, but no luck? This can happen when the network settings or driver associated with a particular adapter have been modified. This usually happens as a result of a virus or malware infection. The quickest thing you can do is uninstall the wireless adapter. Refer to section X4. 5. If none of the previous methods have resolved your problem, you may have a malware / virus infection, or your hardware may be failing. Contact a local expert for further assistance. If you would like to troubleshoot further, please refer to our virus removal guide. We hope this has been helpful. Happy computing! Click "Read More" for sections X1-X4 DETAILED TROUBLESHOOTING SECTIONS (X1-X3) X1. Take a look at the bottom right-hand side of your screen. Just to the left of the clock, is your signal-strength indicator. If you see an "X" through it- This usually indicates that your Wi-Fi device has no power or that it has been disabled. If you have a laptop computer, try to find a button or switch on the laptop casing for the Wi-Fi (It usually has a small antenna icon on it). If your laptop doesn't have a button or slide on the casing, try enabling Wi-Fi by using the keyboard. Look for the antenna icon on one of the upper rows of keys. Press and hold "fn" (located on the bottom left of the keyboard), and press the key with the antenna icon on it. Release the keys. If you have a desktop computer with a USB wireless adapter, unplug it, and plug it back in. Wait a few seconds, and keep an eye on the signal-strength indicator on the bottom right by the clock- if the "X" changes back to normal bars, that was the problem. X3. This process will perform some very effective and common repairs and troubleshooting techniques for you. Press and hold the windows (start) button on the keyboard, and press "R". Release. This will bring up the run dialog. In the run window, type "ncpa.cpl" (without quotes) and press enter. When the network connection window appears, find the wireless adapter, right-click it, and select "diagnose". Let it do it's thing, and follow the directions on the screen. Often, the exclamation can be caused by your router or wireless modem. If yours is the only device connected to the wireless network, or other devices are also experiencing wireless connectivity issues, power off, and power on your wireless router. If it's saying to power off and on your router, but other devices are working just fine- then ignore that, and proceed to the next step in this article. X4. To uninstall the wireless adapter, press and hold the windows (start) key, and hit "R". Release. This will bring up the run dialog. Type "devmgmt.msc" (without quotes), and press enter. Once you device manager window appears, find the section called "Network adapters", and double-click it. This will expand the section and list all adapters in your computer. Right-click the one associated with your wireless device, and select uninstall. DO NOT uninstall the driver associated with the device. When it's uninstalled you should no longer see the device listed in that particular section. Now click at the top of device manager "Action", "Scan for hardware changes". This will re-install the adapter with fresh settings. Wait a minute or so to see if your internet connection has been restored.
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