My laptop stopped connecting to wireless network but others can

[Guest]

My HP laptop will not connect to our wireless router. It was fine but now it just stopped connecting. It says wireless connections are available but will not connect to ours. My husband's laptop has not been affected.

We have tried everything: resetting the router (multiple times), reinstalling the router. I have not tried to connect anywhere else yet but that is something I am going to try today. What could have happened to the laptop for it to suddenly stop connecting?

 

[Paul Hunt]

I had the same issue with a pavillion g6 it drove me completely bonkers i was cleaning the rubbish software that had managed to install itself on her system. I tried everything i could find. what was strange was ethernet cable worked fine as did the laptop wi fi sitting next to it {my own} the pavillion said it was connected to my wi fi but i had the yellow triangle and no internet access. I restored the system, i booted to last good configuration,i went on the hp website and downloaded the wi fi drivers, i even tried every channel on my wi fi router, i tried driverpacks for alternatives, and countless other things too long to write but what did it for me was to uninstall the wi fi adapter driver reboot and wait for it to re-install and boom all good.I joined this community just to post this hopefully to spare others the frustration...update sorry i assumed everybody would know how to do that for those that dont this is on windows7 but should be similar on 8.1 etc.
start
right click computer
manage
device manager
double click network adapters
right click wi fi adapter
uninstall
reboot making sure windows update is on and you have a wired internet connection to allow your wi fi drivers to re-install

 

[jbrowder24]

My laptop for some reason stopped working wireless. My roommate is in charge of all the router/etc with a complicated setup. It's also not always reliable so sometimes use a cord. It'd been a few days since I went wireless and am not sure what happened, other than power went out from storm the other night. But since wireless was still on my phone and tablet, knew it had to just be my laptop. Finally searched WiFi in control panel. Troubleshooting option comes up "Find & fix networking and connection problems." I ran that and was hopeful when it said resetting wireless drive, but then it went to a screen about turning router or modem on and off. My roommate s setup is so complicated that I clicked no and was going to ask him later...but then I was happy to see that the wireless did indeed reset. If yours isn't working yet others are connected, definitely try this simple solution first. I have Windows 8.

 

[Valentino Pereira]

My HP laptop will not connect to our wireless router. It was fine but now it just stopped connecting. It says wireless connections are available but will not connect to ours. My husband's laptop has not been affected.

We have tried everything: resetting the router (multiple times), reinstalling the router. I have not tried to connect anywhere else yet but that is something I am going to try today. What could have happened to the laptop for it to suddenly stop connecting?

Hi! I too faced this problem when windows updated. My laptop wont connect to the home router but detect all others.

**Solution to this problem is to do the traditional disable/enable steps :
1) Go to control panel -> network settings.. then find "Change adapter settings".
2) Right-click WiFi and disable.
3) Once disabled, right-click and enable.

Done! It worked for me. Hope you have a nice day

 

[Sicherheit Cosmin]

Hello! One possible solution that worked for me is removing any type of anti-virus solution that you have installed.Restart your system and you should be fine! Good Luck!

 

[JackH11]

Had the same problem with win 7 on a Hp Laptop. Could not connect WiFi to my Modem.
After scrolling though blogs over many days saw something about Zone Alarm stopping it.
Delete Zone Alarm . Bingo it now works.

 

[radhakrzx]

My HP laptop will not connect to our wireless router. It was fine but now it just stopped connecting. It says wireless connections are available but will not connect to ours. My husband's laptop has not been affected.

We have tried everything: resetting the router (multiple times), reinstalling the router. I have not tried to connect anywhere else yet but that is something I am going to try today. What could have happened to the laptop for it to suddenly stop connecting?

 

[radhakrzx]

Hello,

Try this 1

1) First make sure that your wireless connection is not disabled.

Click on Start --> In search box, OR click on windows key + R key, type ncpa.cpl and press Enter

"Network Connections" window will be opened. If you find your wireless

connection icon in grey color then right-click on it and select "Enable".

2) Check your SSID and the security key.

Good Luck

 

[Dipizamorq]

I just bought a brand new hp envy laptop a month ago. It worked for a week and then wouldn't connect to my wifi. Both our tablets worked so I sat and troubleshooted from them for 2 days. Checked driver updates and all sorts of bs trouble shooting. disconnected our router. Called our ISP. Still no change. I decided to take it for a ride. I sat in the mcdonalds parking lot and connected quickly and connection was perfect. sent a few msgs and came back home. unplugged our router completely. DISABLED the wifi on our the laptop. Plugged the router in again and enabled the wifi on hp. took a minute, and i let the laptop find the new signal from the router on it's own. IT WORKED! haven't had an issue for the last 2 weeks. During my adventures on google trying to figure this out i ran into soooo many thread regarding hp's and wifi. Some were fixed through random different actions. But most were not figured out. There seems to be a huge problem. If your computer is not picking up wifi anywhere and you're sure your drivers are up to date and your wifi in enabled correctly, i read some have used a wifi tongle and it works just fine. hope this helps the next crazy manic google searcher.

Thank you so much! This solution worked like a charm!! I had tried so many different things and this finally worked!! Thank you again!

 

[tessa1973]

worked perfectly. thank you. I have no clue how the system changed itself without me initiating it. but yes this helped. I kind of followed the first few instructions then clicked when I arrived at change adapters I just noticed my wireless connection was disabled so enabled it again and it now works perfectly.

hopefully with no more interruptions.

thanks again.

 

[Bbs Lam]

This worked for me. Thanks a lot! The only difference was my laptop's Dell and Win 7. There's no "forget network" button but chose "view detail" and input the network name and pswd like new. I found that this concept also worked for my ios and Android

no thats not the problem i have already tried that

i've been having the same problem. i'm on windows 8 but hopefully this works for you. open up the avaialble connections where you choose which networks to connect to and right click on your homes connection. choose the option "forget connection" if an option and then try connecting and input your password and it should let you in

 

[ivqon1]

no thats not the problem i have already tried that

i've been having the same problem. i'm on windows 8 but hopefully this works for you. open up the avaialble connections where you choose which networks to connect to and right click on your homes connection. choose the option "forget connection" if an option and then try connecting and input your password and it should let you in

Thanks.. this work

 

[Irshard Razook]

My HP laptop will not connect to our wireless router. It was fine but now it just stopped connecting. It says wireless connections are available but will not connect to ours. My husband's laptop has not been affected.

We have tried everything: resetting the router (multiple times), reinstalling the router. I have not tried to connect anywhere else yet but that is something I am going to try today. What could have happened to the laptop for it to suddenly stop connecting?

Try connecting the laptop to the router with Ethernet cable, If you get Internet access, then remove the cable & restart the laptop to see now wifi connection giving you internet access. It worked for me. I ran Windows troubleshooter, it gave me an error " Wireless IP address not available" which couldn't be resolved automatically. Then I guessed may be if I connect with the cable laptop can pick up the IP address & it worked for me.

 

[trhadley]

My HP laptop will not connect to our wireless router. It was fine but now it just stopped connecting. It says wireless connections are available but will not connect to ours. My husband's laptop has not been affected.

We have tried everything: resetting the router (multiple times), reinstalling the router. I have not tried to connect anywhere else yet but that is something I am going to try today. What could have happened to the laptop for it to suddenly stop connecting?

I am having the same problem on a new HP Spectre. Mine will connect to other wifi networks fine, just not my home wifi network. No other laptops or phones in the house have an issue. A reset of the router works for a day then the problem returns. I have tried adapter updates, uninstalls, and reinstalls, as well as selecting maximum performance in power management. Please help!

 

[rvettes]

This worked for me. Thanks a lot! The only difference was my laptop's Dell and Win 7. There's no "forget network" button but chose "view detail" and input the network name and pswd like new. I found that this concept also worked for my ios and Android

no thats not the problem i have already tried that

i've been having the same problem. i'm on windows 8 but hopefully this works for you. open up the avaialble connections where you choose which networks to connect to and right click on your homes connection. choose the option "forget connection" if an option and then try connecting and input your password and it should let you in

 

[rvettes]

I tried what chrismma recommended and it worked for me. Thanks a lot.

 

[JLA176]

Same case with my laptop right now

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Please make your own thread rather than digging up a three year old one.