With over 30 years of computing experience, Dennis' areas of expertise are a broad range and include PC hardware, Microsoft Windows, Linux, network administration, and virtualization. For technical support inquiries, Dennis can be reached via Live chat online this site using the Zopim Chat service currently located at the bottom left of the screen ; optionally, you can contact Dennis through the website contact form. I thought I would have get rid of hardware devices but this is where Windows 10 works for me.
I have a device that was unsupported after XP and the Vista 64 beta drivers work in Windows I had a similar problem on a friends laptop I helped put W10 on. It was running W7 and his wireless worked fine N speed, Toshiba L Upgraded to W10 and it never connected on boot-up.
Found Atheros W10 drivers and it still didn't work? Properties said it failed to start? Assumed the on-board Atheros was the problem. Went out and bought a new USB Netgear. It couldn't be found during install? Checked USB socket and it was fine? I tried connecting to it and it did? Weak signal but it did connect? Then I looked at the WiFi setting on his Arris. Something had to change in W10 that made this necessary I guess and it wouldn't work with the other security setting.
Privacy Policy Terms of Service. Jump to Navigation. Search form Search. To do so: click Start, then type in "this pc" no quotes ; wait for This PC to appear, then right click it and select Properties. The System window will appear; on the left side, click Device Manager.
Scroll through the list until you see Network Adapters. If the device is working properly, Device Manager won't report any issues. In that case you can skip to Step 2 below. If there is a problem with one of your networking devices, Device Manager will place a yellow exclamation mark next to the driver. You can find out what is wrong with the device by double clicking on the icon with the yellow exclamation mark, and the error will be listed under the Device Status heading.
If you see something like "The drivers for this device are not installed. Code 28 ," then you will need to update the driver. You can click the "Update Driver" button and hope Windows will find one online - however, in most cases you will have to visit the laptop manufacturer's website to see if there is an updated driver for your device specifically for Windows If not, you may be able to install a network driver for Windows 8 if one is available ; if not, then try one for Windows 7.
I have personally used drivers for Windows 7 on Windows 10 and it worked fine, but your mileage may vary. Note: please be careful when searching for drivers online the Internet. There are a lot of scam websites designed to trick you into purchasing a "driver" for your device.
The truth is that you should never, ever have to pay for a driver because drivers are free to begin with. If you are not sure how to update your driver, you are welcome to contact me for remote desktop support - simply send me an email with your request. On that note - if you are unable to locate a driver at all, you may need a temporary workaround, such as using a USB nano WiFi adapter. These devices plug into your USB port on the laptop and will allow you to connect to your router. There are several such adapters available through Amazon.
Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Thank you for your reply, which is appreciated. What I do not understand is why or how a reinstallation using the supplied recovery disc would leave you unable to connect to the internet.
I would have thought at worst you would be able to access the internet via the Ethernet connection and then be able to catch up with Windows Updates etc. A recovery disc supposed to help you out of trouble not cause more problems. I do not understand that either but since the recovery disk is created by a specific computer manufacturers installed software, you would have to check with them.
Grand Vin. After reinstalling Windows 7 using the Windows 7 SP1 factory recovery disc the laptop will not connect to the internet via both ethernet or wireless. In device manager there are esclamation marks next to Ethernet Controller etc and a red cross on the internet connection icon etc?. There is no problem with the router as other laptops connect.
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