Windows 10 detecting wireless card as ethernet

[Margaret_C]

After struggling with Windows 10 demons for a couple of months I finally realized today that inmsinfo32, Windows is detecting my Broadcom Ethernet connection, and my Intel wireless connection both as Ethernet.
It does hook me up, but through the Ethernet icon rather than wireless. As a matter of fact, all references to wireless have been deleted as no wireless devices are detected.
Ergo,I cannot choose networks, and Microsoft apps do not detect me as being online. Windows updaten works, but I cannot verify my machine, change my location or any other app data.
Wondering if this can be fixed ... the only thing I haven't tried is going back to XP and working my way forward.

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

If the machine used to run XP, that suggests old hardware which may not all be Windows 10 compatible.

 

[Margaret_C]

If the machine used to run XP, that suggests old hardware which may not all be Windows 10 compatible.

Maybe ,but I had it running fine once , and it is fine now, except for the detection of wireless network card as Ethernet.. Wondering if windows can be corrected on this issue.