I'm having a really frustrating issue with my Windows 11 laptop—it suddenly won't connect to the internet. I've already tried a lot of common fixes like ensuring the physical Wi-Fi switch is on, checking that Airplane Mode isn't enabled, restarting the WLAN AutoConfig service, and enabling the Wi-Fi adapter through both the Control Panel and Device Manager. I've also attempted to update and reinstall the driver, run the Network troubleshooter, and even perform a network reset. Unfortunately, none of these solutions have worked. If anyone has ideas or solutions, I would greatly appreciate your help!
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Make sure your Wi-Fi isn’t set to a static IP. Try checking this guide to see if that’s the case.
Go into Device Manager, uninstall your Wi-Fi adapter and all WAN Miniport devices. When you restart your laptop, Windows should reinstall everything automatically. This has worked for me in the past.
I just tried that, but unfortunately it didn't help.
Are you seeing any Wi-Fi networks at all, or is the network card missing completely? That could help figure out what’s wrong.
The network card isn't showing up at all.
Hey! Have you tried using a wired connection? It might help narrow down the issue.
Also, does this Wi-Fi problem happen with just one network or all of them? If you can connect with a mobile hotspot, that would be useful info too.
I don’t have access to a wired connection, and I can’t check other networks since the option to see available ones is missing in my settings.
Double-check if your Wi-Fi adapter is set to turn off in power saving mode. You can find this setting in the Device Manager under the wireless card properties.
I looked into that, but it’s still not working.
I checked, and it wasn't set to static, but now I can't even see the Wi-Fi option in my settings anymore.