A fairly common hurdle among Windows laptop owners 10, Windows 7 u 8 (8.1) is that at one point a red cross appears in the notification area instead of the usual Wi-Fi wireless connection icon, and when hovering the mouse, a message pops up saying there are no connections available.
At the same time, In most cases, this happens on a laptop that works quite a lot; Yesterday, it is possible that you have successfully connected to the access point at home, and already today, this situation. The reasons for this behavior could be different, but overall, the operating system assumes that the Wi-Fi adapter is turned off and, therefore, reports no connections available. And now about the alternatives to solve it.
If Wi-Fi has not been used on this laptop before, if you have reinstalled Windows
If you have never used the wireless capabilities of this device, but now you have installed a Wi-Fi router and you want to connect and you have the above problem, I recommend that you read the post Wi-Fi not working on your laptop to get started with.
The main message of the mentioned instruction is to install all the necessary drivers from the manufacturer's official web portal (no from driver pack). Not just directly on the Wi-Fi adapter, but also to operate the laptop's function keys, if the wireless module is enabled with them (as an example, Fn + F2). The key can display not only the wireless network icon, but also the image of an airplane, activating and deactivating flight mode. In this context, the next instruction may also be helpful: Laptop Fn key does not work.
If your wireless network was working, but now no connections are available
If everything worked recently, but now there is an obstacle, try the methods listed below in order. If you don't know how to perform the steps 2 a 6, here is very detailed (opens in a new tab). And if you have already tried these options, go to the seventh point, with which I will begin to describe in detail (because not everything is so easy for novice PC users there).
- Disconnect the wireless router and reconnect it.
- Try the Windows troubleshooter suggested by the operating system by clicking on the Wi-Fi icon with a cross.
- Check if your laptop's Wi-Fi hardware switch is on (yes there is) or if you have turned it on with the keyboard. Search the laptop's proprietary utility for wireless network management, if it exists.
- Check if the wireless connection is enabled in the connection list.
- In Windows 8 Y 8.1, beyond that, go to the right panel – Setting – Change computer settings – Red (8.1) o Wireless (8), and verify that the wireless modules are enabled. In Windows 8.1, also look in Airplane mode.
- Go to the official web portal of your laptop manufacturer and download the latest drivers for your Wi-Fi adapter and install them. Even if you already have the same version of the driver installed, it can help, try it.
Remove the Wi-Fi wireless adapter from Device Manager and install it again
To run Windows Device Manager, presione Win + R on your laptop keyboard and type the command devmgmt.msc.and then press Ok or Enter.
In Device Manager, open section “Network adapters”, right click on the Wi-Fi adapter, check if option is “Enable” (if it is, enable it and don't do everything else described here, connection enrollment not available should disappear) and if it is not, select "Delete".
Once the device has been removed from the system, in the Device Manager menu, select “Action” – “Update hardware configuration”. The wireless adapter will be found again, drivers will be installed and possibly everything will work.
Check if the service “Autoconfigure WLAN” is enabled in Windows
To do this, go to Windows Control Panel, select “Management” – “Services”, I searched “WLAN autotune” in the list of services and if you see “Disabled” in your configuration, double click on it and configure “Automatic “in the countryside” Start type “and click the button” Run “.
Just in case, check the list and, if you find additional services that have Wi-Fi or Wireless in their name, turn them on also. And subsequently, preferably, restart the computer.
Hopefully, one of these ways will help you fix the problem when Windows writes that no Wi-Fi connections are available.
