FYI, I have changed my fast boot option and still have problems with this issue.
Windows 11 Wi-Fi Adapter Disappeared
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Hi, fellow Windows users.
My wifi is problematic and it started happening since I updated to Windows 11. I've seen people with similar problems in the forums here and even on other websites but after trying (almost) all of their suggested solutions, I still can't solve the problem here. I've tried these solutions, but to no avail: winsock reset, network reset, unchecking "Allow computer to turn off this device to save power" in the driver properties, turning all the network settings to default, and all the troubleshooting options available. I would try to be as specific as I could in explaining my problems here.
It happens in a few particular situations, but I can't seem to find what these situations have in common. When playing games like Genshin Impact (online games), Hades (offline games), Overcooked (offline mode), or just being AFK long enough from my laptop, my wifi would disconnect, and then when I try to reconnect it, it would say "Can't connect to this network" while the wifi is actually fine on other devices. And if I'm lucky, I could just use the network troubleshoot and the problem is solved but only temporarily, and it would eventually happen again. And if I'm unlucky, my wifi button would disappear completely and in the Device Manager, my wifi adapter would be "hidden". Then I have to restart my laptop, and if I'm lucky, one restart would fix it, sometimes it takes 3 restarts, but other times the wifi adapter would be completely gone and I have to use "Startup Repairs" from my BIOS menu to fix this (which was a very random solution, but it was one of the myriads of solutions I've looked up, and it actually helped). But weirdly enough, this doesn't happen when I'm playing Minecraft (online games) and Overcooked (online mode).
This was never a problem for me when I'm using Windows 10, but according to what I've read in the forums, many people seemed to have had this problem even when they were using Windows 10. So, I don't know if it's a Windows 11 problem, or my wifi adapter. One thing for sure is I know this is not a problem with my connection, but rather it's my network adapter. So if anyone could help me out, I would really appreciate it.
PS. One thing I haven't successfully done is reinstalling the wifi network adapter, since I couldn't find a proper driver for the installation anywhere on the internet. After uninstalling the network adapter, I've actually downloaded a driver for the installation, but it doesn't help at all. My adapter isn't showing in the Device Manager, and I had to use the "Startup Repairs" from my BIOS menu to actually reinstall my wifi network adapter. My laptop is ASUS TUF A15, running on AMD Ryzen 7 4800H. The network adapter is Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC. Thank you so much.
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2023-01-10T15:00:59+00:00 The 60 seconds suggestion (hold power button for 60 seconds when shutting down the PC, then push it again to restart) is the only one that worked for me, thanks Matt F!
I finally allowed my PC to update to Windows 11 less than a week ago and all of a sudden this morning the wifi adapter was gone. I tried a few different things suggested here and none worked. I decided to go back to Windows 10 since I was still within the 10 day window (I have never had an issue with my PC before this) and the wifi adapter was still missing. I tried calling Microsoft support but that doesn't seem to exist anymore. Glad I found this thread and post.
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Anonymous
2023-01-13T01:36:51+00:00 The wifi adaptor just go away it doesn't show its self in network connections
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Anonymous
2023-01-13T03:00:39+00:00 hey, guys, OP here š
so sorry for the late reply but I did manage to finally solve the problem once and for all
i tried everything i could possibly do but to no avail, but then i found a solution that requires me to go the "hardware" way, and since i was desparate, i tried it and it worked perfectly.
i just simply unplugged my wifi card, and plugged it in. the first time i did that it was fine for 4 months, then the problem came back (maybe because i didnt properly re-plug it the first time) and i did the exact same thing, and until now there hasn't been any problem at all anymore. but it does involve unscrewing the back of your laptop and other parts of your laptp, which is quite intricate and could get messy, so if you're not familiar with this, i suggest going to someone who understands more about hardware. but if youre in a hurry, you can find on youtube how to unplug your wifi card from your specific laptop.
ive tried all the troubleshooting i could possibly do, including the safe mode startup (or whatever it's called), uninstalling-installing-updating the driver, and everything. i mean this is just my case, it might be different for yours, and please do it at your own risk.
also, from my observation, I think that the problem starts to happen when (possibly): 1) im moving my laptop while it's on, it might have gotten shook, 2) when the wifi connection is so bad that it keeps reconnecting repatedly. that might cause the problem (driver disappearing).
PS. after replugging my wifi card, i did encounter the disappearing wifi driver once or twice, and to that problem i used the same solution as others have suggested here (troubleshooting the driver, safe mode startup, etc) without doing the hardware way anymore. but replugging the wifi card really was the key solution because since then there hasnt been any problem anymore
PPS. someone on the replies might have suggested the exact same thing, but that was my solution and i didnt really read all the replies š
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Anonymous
2023-01-15T22:40:48+00:00 Had the same problem, tried half the internet probably 10-20 different things. Finally got it fixed for now by going into bios, disabling and enabling again the wifi settings. ( it was enabled but was like why not try this too, and it worked)