hp wireless button changes airplane mode

Anonymous
2012-11-17T03:35:15+00:00

I just upgraded my 64 bit HP Pavilion g7 2010 nr to windows 8. now, whenever i try to use the wireless button (Fn + F12) it changes the airplane mode instead of wifi.

ive updated my wifi card drivers (Ralink RT5390) and and the HP wireless button driver as well

i can use ethernet, but im at school and its not always easy to find a ethernet port

theres no other way to get wifi on because the troubleshooter says to "make sure the switch is turned on"

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-02-01T11:01:07+00:00

    I tried this but only got 802.11b and no choice of band width.  I have the latest driver for the sound card.

    Any clues please?

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-12-29T19:01:09+00:00

    I was given this g7 yesterday by a woman whose husband had passed away.  It is running Win10 and like the dozens of other people on this site my wireless key (f12) turns on and off airplane mode so it is not a problem with the button itself, but a problem this important for so many people on the same model suggests to me that it is a software problem.    Without wasting everyone's time, I inserted by USB wireless connector so I am on the web, but HAS ANYONE AT HP RESOLVED THIS ISSUE?  I have read dozens of comments below by people trying things, but it is Dec 30 2017 and this problem was first reported in 2012.  Does anyone have a solution or is this beautiful machine now useless to me.

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