Windows 11 Wi-Fi Adapter Disappeared

Anonymous
2022-03-04T11:18:57+00:00

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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  1. Anonymous
    2022-07-23T16:17:54+00:00

    Simple solution of this problem -
    * just uninstall the Intel wifi driver and re-install it .

    * Download it from Intel website .
    Link - https://www.intel.in/content/www/in/en/download/19351/windows-10-and-windows-11-wi-fi-drivers-for-intel-wireless-adapters.html

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-08-09T06:05:13+00:00

    Hey Guys, I'm facing a similar problem in windows 11. Suddenly my wifi got disconnected while working. And when I rebooted my laptop there was no wifi button showing in the taskbar setting. So when I opened up device manager and found there was no wifi or Bluetooth driver installed??? **** how?? I'm 100% sure that this is not a hardware issue. I've tried to install wifi drivers from the manufacturer's website but in the end, nothing has worked.

    Also tried network reset from setting but didn't work :(. Also ran troubleshooting but it was not helping!! I've attached my device manager settings below and also found something weird in the windows update troubleshoot report,(Attached detailed error info below) not sure the root cause of the problem please help. I don't want to downgrade to windows 10 and re-install & re-configure everything from scratch.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-08-11T17:23:47+00:00

    Brilliant! I had tried many different ways but it still doesn't work, and planning to give someone to repair. Thanks for sharing, this worked for me!

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-08-18T12:05:51+00:00

    I have the same problem on my asus, and it began after updating to Windows 11 a week or so ago.

    Discovered this little trick from Reddit, and it reinstalls the Wi-Fi adapter for you.

    ā–¶ļø With the computer on hold the power button down for 60 seconds. It's a long time I know, but you can do it. I believe in you. šŸ˜‰

    Seriously, after 60 seconds let go of the power button the computer will be off, and simply turn the computer back on by pressing the power button.

    That's it! typically the Wi-Fi adapter will be reinstalled. I'm currently updating my windows and hopefully this includes some type of patch are fixed to the problem.

    Matt, SV Cadence

    This one worked for me too.

    Thank you!

    One of the silliest things happened to my laptop by the way. Why a driver suddenly makes itself disappeared? šŸ˜‘

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-09-12T18:26:01+00:00

    I have a user that has much the same problem. The wi-fi adapter, and any reference to it keeps disappearing on a random basis every couple days. We even bought him a USB Wi-Fi dongle to use instead, and IT even keeps completely disappearing every couple days, indicating it's not a problem with the hardware card itself.

    This is EXTREMELY frustrating. We have no issue getting the items to work again after a restart or BIOS refresh, but they keep disappearing a day or so later. Maddening!

    We'll try the long power button press. I'm sure it will work to get it back the first time, but hopefully it won't keep disappearing after that. Thanks for all the suggestions everyone!

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