How to connect to WiFi on Windows 10

[LukeMeyerCool]

So I just got a Windows 10 PC and I'm trying to get my WiFi to connect to it but I'm having no luck.

In the bottom right of the screen there is a little icon that looks like a monitor with a little plug.

How do I get the little WiFi symbol there.

I have no idea what I'm doing.

 

[rgd1101]

what the make and model? Are you sure it have wifi?

 

[NerdIT]

So I just got a Windows 10 PC and I'm trying to get my WiFi to connect to it but I'm having no luck.

In the bottom right of the screen there is a little icon that looks like a monitor with a little plug.

How do I get the little WiFi symbol there.

I have no idea what I'm doing.

Hello,

The first thing I would do is too make sure your WIFI card is properly installed and showing up in windows - it seems like Windows is not seeing it.

Are you sure it has a wifi card? Is it a laptop or desktop?

Either way, type; "Device Manager" without quotes in the search bar at bottom left and hit Enter;

Scroll down to "Network Adapters" and click arrow to view your NICs;

Is there a Wireless card listed?

Post what it says

 

[LukeMeyerCool]

So I just got a Windows 10 PC and I'm trying to get my WiFi to connect to it but I'm having no luck.

In the bottom right of the screen there is a little icon that looks like a monitor with a little plug.

How do I get the little WiFi symbol there.

I have no idea what I'm doing.

Hello,

The first thing I would do is too make sure your WIFI card is properly installed and showing up in windows - it seems like Windows is not seeing it.

Are you sure it has a wifi card? Is it a laptop or desktop?

Either way, type; "Device Manager" without quotes in the search bar at bottom left and hit Enter;

Scroll down to "Network Adapters" and click arrow to view your NICs;

Is there a Wireless card listed?

Post what it says

It says here that it has a

Related PCIe GBE Family Controller
Remote NDIS based internet Sharing device
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)


That's everything listed under network adapters

 

[rgd1101]

And do you have a wifi adapter? or it is buildin on the motherboard?

 

[LukeMeyerCool]

And do you have a wifi adapter? or it is buildin on the motherboard?

What do you mean?

 

[rgd1101]

And do you have a wifi adapter? or it is buildin on the motherboard?

What do you mean?

Why do think you have wifi on your new windows 10 PC?

 

[LukeMeyerCool]

And do you have a wifi adapter? or it is buildin on the motherboard?

What do you mean?

Why do think you have wifi on your new windows 10 PC?

Because I've had wifi on all my other windows PCs

 

[rgd1101]

And do you have a wifi adapter? or it is buildin on the motherboard?

What do you mean?

Why do think you have wifi on your new windows 10 PC?

Because I've had wifi on all my other windows PCs

And? did you build this one with wifi? was other one laptops?

 

[LukeMeyerCool]

And do you have a wifi adapter? or it is buildin on the motherboard?

What do you mean?

Why do think you have wifi on your new windows 10 PC?

Because I've had wifi on all my other windows PCs

And? did you build this one with wifi? was other one laptops?

I didn't build it I bought it

 

[rgd1101]

And do you have a wifi adapter? or it is buildin on the motherboard?

What do you mean?

Why do think you have wifi on your new windows 10 PC?

Because I've had wifi on all my other windows PCs

And? did you build this one with wifi? was other one laptops?

I didn't build it I bought it

ok. so what is the make and model? can't really help you without some hardware spec

 

[LukeMeyerCool]

And do you have a wifi adapter? or it is buildin on the motherboard?

What do you mean?

Why do think you have wifi on your new windows 10 PC?

Because I've had wifi on all my other windows PCs

And? did you build this one with wifi? was other one laptops?

I didn't build it I bought it

ok. so what is the make and model? can't really help you without some hardware spec

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System Information
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Machine name: DESKTOP-L9DD47F
Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build 10586) (10586.th2_release.151029-1700)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: MSI
System Model: MS-7996
BIOS: 2.70
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-6100 CPU @ 3.70GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.7GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8084MB RAM
Page File: 3100MB used, 6902MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: 12
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
Miracast: Available, with HDCP
Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Not Supported
DxDiag Version: 10.00.10586.0000 64bit Unicode

 

[rgd1101]

And do you have a wifi adapter? or it is buildin on the motherboard?

What do you mean?

Why do think you have wifi on your new windows 10 PC?

Because I've had wifi on all my other windows PCs

And? did you build this one with wifi? was other one laptops?

I didn't build it I bought it

ok. so what is the make and model? can't really help you without some hardware spec

------------------
System Information
------------------
Machine name: DESKTOP-L9DD47F
Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build 10586) (10586.th2_release.151029-1700)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: MSI
System Model: MS-7996
BIOS: 2.70
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-6100 CPU @ 3.70GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.7GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8084MB RAM
Page File: 3100MB used, 6902MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: 12
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
Miracast: Available, with HDCP
Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Not Supported
DxDiag Version: 10.00.10586.0000 64bit Unicode

That doesn't said anything about wifi. ask the person or company that you bought it from to see if it got wifi

 

[rgd1101]

Is this your system spec?
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3219936/run-gta.html

MSI H110 PRO VD LGA 1151
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/H110M-PRO-VD.html#hero-specification
No wifi

 

[James Mason]

But you can add Wifi if you want:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006V72AE0/?tag=pcpapi-20

 

[NerdIT]

So I just got a Windows 10 PC and I'm trying to get my WiFi to connect to it but I'm having no luck.

In the bottom right of the screen there is a little icon that looks like a monitor with a little plug.

How do I get the little WiFi symbol there.

I have no idea what I'm doing.

Hello,

The first thing I would do is too make sure your WIFI card is properly installed and showing up in windows - it seems like Windows is not seeing it.

Are you sure it has a wifi card? Is it a laptop or desktop?

Either way, type; "Device Manager" without quotes in the search bar at bottom left and hit Enter;

Scroll down to "Network Adapters" and click arrow to view your NICs;

Is there a Wireless card listed?

Post what it says

It says here that it has a

Related PCIe GBE Family Controller
Remote NDIS based internet Sharing device
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)


That's everything listed under network adapters

From this listing - you do not have a WI-FI card installed in your computer. The "Related PCIe GBE Family Controller" is your hardline ethernet card NIC (where you plug a network cable into). Those "miniports" are beyond the scope of this issue.

You have a couple options;

You could purchase a USB WI-FI adapter, or a PCIe Wi-Fi card that would be installed inside your computer. You can get these relatively cheap. The USB solutions are easier because you just pop it into a USB slot and it should install its own drivers, and then you would be able to see WI-FI networks in range.

Here's a link to one of each type:

USB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704141

PCI: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704133