4 Ways to Enable Wifi on Laptop / PC (Windows 7, 8 and 10)

As technology advances, WiFi feels so important. Especially for young people when looking for a place to hang out, the availability of free WiFi is one of the main factors in choosing a place. There are also many offices, schools, universities, and even public places like mall and the park already provides free WiFi service. That way we don’t have to worry if we don’t have a data quota.

If we want to take advantage of the available WiFi services, of course we must also have an adapter available on our device. On a laptop or computer, there is usually a WiFi feature that we can activate to receive WiFi networks.

However, there are some types of laptops that have problems activating the device’s WiFi or maybe no WiFi is detected. So, how do you activate WiFi on your laptop/computer? The following will explain some of the ways.

How to Activate Wifi on Laptop/Computer

Here I explain for laptops / computers that use the operating system (OS) Windows 7, 8, and 10. Laptops have different variations so that the way to activate WiFi is also different.

Activating WiFi on a computer can be by clicking the WiFi icon that is available on the taskbar, pressing a button on the keyboard, or it can also be by adding an adapter, and settings other. The description of several ways to activate WiFi on a laptop is as follows.

1. Enable WiFi by Clicking the WiFi Icon on the Taskbar

The taskbar is a horizontal or vertical bar at the bottom or side of the screen. The taskbar consists of Start menu, Middle section, and The notification area. The Start menu is the Windows icon in the corner of the taskbar. middle section displays the currently open application or program.

Next the notification area is the area that displays the status, and icons such as volume and battery located next to the time. Well, on Windows 8 and Windows 10 in particular, the WiFi icon is located on the the notification area.

1. To enable WiFi, you can click on the WiFi icon available on the notification area. If it’s not visible, then you can click the up arrow button in the notification area the. Possibly the WiFi icon is hidden there. Once clicked, a list of available WiFi devices will appear. From the list, you select the connection to which WiFi you want by clicking on it.

2. Click to checklist on Connect automatically so you will automatically connect to that WiFi again next time. The condition is that the WiFi on your computer must be in good condition On. Enter the password if the WiFi in question is secured. If not, then you can connect to WiFi by directly clicking the button Connect. Next there will be a WiFi connection process until you are finally connected.

3. If it is connected, a description will appear Connected under the name of the WiFi that we use. The button will also change to Disconnected.

2. Enable WiFi using Keyboard keys

Some keyboards have special keys to activate WiFi. The button usually has an image of the WiFi icon or Plane (plane) and the button is located at the top of the keyboard. How to use it is by pressing the button directly or first by pressing the button fn which is then followed by pressing the button WiFi/Plane the.

3. Enable WiFi via Windows Mobility Center

1. You can go to section search, then type Windows Mobility Center and click.

2. After that the Windows Mobility Center dialog box will appear. Then click icon question mark in the lower right corner of the dialog box.3. This section will automatically display the display as below. Click Open network status settings.

4. Click on section Wi-Fi on the left. Then, set the WiFi status to On by clicking the top slide the switch button.

5. Your WiFi is active. Next, you can select a connection to an available network to get a connection to.

4. Enable WiFi using WiFi Adapter

If your WiFi is not yet connected then you can activate WiFi by creating a WiFi Adapter. The method is as follows.

1. Log in to Control Panel or Settings by clicking Start menu.

2. Choose a category Network and Internet then click Networking and Sharing Center. If you are using Windows 10, select WiFi.

3. In the left column, select Change adapter settings.

4. Right-click on the WiFi icon you want to use, then select Enable and your WiFi is connected.

Cause WiFi not detected

Some of the causes of WiFi not being detected include the following.

1. WLAN driver is not installed

The main cause of the WiFi signal not being detected is that you have not installed the WLAN / WiFi driver on your laptop. In order for computer / laptop devices such as processors, VGA, WiFi etc. to function normally, then you must install the drivers for each of these devices. To install I have explained in detail through the following article.

2. WiFi service provider problem or dead

The WiFi service provider here could be a modem device. If the modem is problematic or dead, of course this will result in WiFi not being detected. For that, you can check the modem. first to make sure the WiFi can be connected.

3. Too many devices are connected to the WiFi

Undetected WiFi can be caused by the large number of device users connected to the WiFi. For that, you can overcome this by disconnecting the WiFi connection to other devices, so that your device can receive a connection smoothly.

4. Problematic laptop

It is very possible if the WiFi not detected is caused by a problematic laptop. One of the problems that occur is the network connection is in a state of Airplane mode. For that, check your device again, whether it is in a state to receive WiFi service or not.

5. IP blocked

Although this problem is rare, it is one of the causes of WiFi not being detected. The solution, you have to contact the administrator or network manager who blocked your IP.

To activate WiFi can be done in various ways. Some of the ways to activate WiFi on a laptop above are some snippets of the stages of activating WiFi that you can use as a reference. As for other ways, there may be differences, considering the devices we use also vary. If there’s anything you want to ask, don’t hesitate to comment below.

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