[Hidden-tech] Problem with wireless adapter

[Jan Werner]

Try opening Device Manager, which you can get to from the Windows Control Panel, or by 
right-clicking on the Computer icon on your desktop, then look for Intel(r) Dual Band 
Wireless-AC 8260 in the Network adapters drop-down list.

If it doesn't show up (it should be the 1st adapter listed), you have a hardware problem, 
which could be a dead or disconnected card.

If it shows up with a warning (yellow exclamation point) next to it, it could still be a 
hardware problem, but it could also be a missing or corrupted driver.  Try right clicking 
on it, selecting Properties, and see if you can get it to update the driver.

If it does show up and it says the device is working properly, you may have a network 
configuration problem. You can get to that through the Network and Sharing Center, also 
accessible from the Control Panel or by right-clicking on the Network icon on your 
desktop. Network configuration problems can be a pain to troubleshoot under Windows 7.

As an aside, Microsoft support for Windows 7 ends next Tuesday, so you might consider 
upgrading to Windows 10.

Jan Werner
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claudia--- via Hidden-discuss wrote:
> Yesterday, my wireless connection dropped from my Dell Latitude Laptop running Windows 7. 
> The wireless connection is working on all other systems and devices. My laptop works fine 
> with a direct ethernet connection. So I ran Norton and Malware and defragged. Used Manage 
> Computer checked all of the devices to make sure the drivers and software were all up to 
> date. I ran updates and repair on devices that I thought could be related and it worked 
> for a few hours then disconnected again.
> 
> Trying a number of different strategies (updating, rebooting, etc.) an error message came 
> up that said:
> 
> Intel(r) Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260…No driver found.
> 
> Also: Network Controller…No driver found
> 
> And: Bluetooth Peripheral Device…No driver found
> 
> The last two have nothing in Properties that tells me who provides them or anything useful.
> 
> This is a long way of asking if there is a fix that I’m missing, if it is more likely that 
> the wireless adapter/card has died, and if so who would be the best place/resource to fix it.
> 
> My many thanks, in advance, to this incredible group of people. Claudia
> 
> Claudia at ClaudiaGere.com
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