How to connect to Wi-Fi on desktop PC?

[pitromattio]

So, I recently built a PC with the MSI Z97 MPower Max AC motherboard because it had Wi.Fi antennas. I booted up the computer, installed all the drivers on Windows 10, but I still do not know how to connect to the Wi-Fi. Anyone knows?
Thank you

 

[mcnumpty23]

click the network icon in the task bar its one to the left of the volume icon a list of available wireless networks will pop up

 

[pitromattio]

I dont have it. I only get the LAN connections icon

 

[mcnumpty23]

yeah its that one on windows 10 left click it

 

[pitromattio]

it says network settings and nothing else

 

[mcnumpty23]

then either you didnt install the wifi drivers or something else

 

[mcnumpty23]

check device manager for your wifi card

 

[pitromattio]

What are the drivers I need? I downloaded the ones on the mobo webpage.

 

[pitromattio]

I am on device manager, but I dont know what the thing is called. it is an adapter installed on the mobo with two antennas attached to it

 

[mcnumpty23]

intel wifi drivers

is your wireless showing in device manager?

 

[mcnumpty23]

look at network adapters in device manager

 

[pitromattio]

this is what I see under network adapters:
Intel(R) Ethernet Connection (2) I218-V
WAN Miniport (IKEv2)
WAN Miniport (IP)
WAN Miniport (IPv6)
WAN Miniport (L2TP)
WAN Miniport (Network Monitor)
WAN Miniport (PPPOE)
WAN Miniport (PPTP)
WAN Miniport (SSTP)

 

[mcnumpty23]

intel ethernet is expected but thought it would just show something like intel xyz wifi adapter

wan miniport is usually hidden

are you positive you installed the intel wifi driver not the intel wireless display driver?

 

[Paul NZ]

Get the wireless lan drivers off the site, and make sure the wifi is enabled in the BIOS.

If it doesnt appear in device manager it's probably disabled

 

[pitromattio]

can you please send me a link for the wifi driver so I can double check?

 

[mcnumpty23]

its this one if windows 10 64bit

http://download.msi.com/dvr_exe/intel_wifi.zip

 

[pitromattio]

I already installed it (the Autorun.exe file you can see as soon as you open the folder)

 

[mcnumpty23]

then as suggested look in the bios to see if its enabled or disabled

 

[pitromattio]

im in the BIOS. what should I do now?

 

[mcnumpty23]

look for enable/disable wifi

 

[Paul NZ]

Look if the wireless lan is there. If its disabled enable it. Read the manual thats why it came with one

 

[pitromattio]

on the manual i cant seem to find anything. I enabled a bunch of things with the word "Network" and "Connection" in the BIOS, and still nothing

 

[mcnumpty23]

a bunch of things with the word "Network" and "Connection" isnt exactly telling us anything

look in all apps to see if you have an intel wireless manager software

 

[mcnumpty23]

and install this--msi live update it should try to find any drivers needed as well

http://download.msi.com/uti_exe/LiveUpdate.zip

 

[pitromattio]

under all apps I have an intel folder with only one thing inside, which is Intel Rapid Storage