Wireless not working. Hardware Radio Switch Off..?

[Stevemail4210]

I am unable to connect to the internet wirelessly. The ethernet cable works just fine. When I run network diagnostics it says to turn the wireless capability on. I am able to connect using other devices, (psp, xbox 360) The switch and light on my laptop is turned on. When I press Fn-F2 (wireless capability) buttons, nothing happens. Intel My WiFi Utility says hardware radio switch off. And a program i downloaded from Intel's website: Wireless Select Switch, says bluetooth and wireless LAN are disabled. The network adapter in my laptop is Intel WiFi Link 5100AGN, and the drivers are up to date. I have also tried rolling back the drivers, System Restore, Setting the BIOS to default, and uninstalling the drivers, restarting, then reinstalling the driver... Please help! REDACTED - SS is my email, you can contact me directly or on this site.

 

[timsina]

Oh man, Fn+F8 did the magic. This key combination might not work for all. Check which F key had "wireless sign". Then try with Fn+ 'your Fkey from top row'.

You have to hold it and see the different options it gives. You may want to minimize(Windows+D) all the open windows first so that you can see the options. Then make sure you switched to the ON. That's all you need. Enjoy!!
~Timsina

 

[breeze99]

hi
Got the same problem.
Resolved by WiFi Health Advisor tool

Start -> in search field drop wifi , and it should find it

Or run it explicitly from:

C:\Drivers\WLAN\WiFiHA.exe

Then after 1-st (or 2-nd) step its asked me to allow to reinstall adapters
Im agreed after reinstall done its became to work properly
Note , its reset your existed wireless connection definitions.
So record WiFi name and password before you run it
tnx

 

[fixitgeo]

I have a brand new (refurbished) Dell Latitude 3340. I replaced the HDD with a blank SDD and performed a clean install of Windows 7 from the Dell disk. It didn't have drivers so I downloaded them all from Dell using the service tag #. I could/did turn off/on the wireless using the Fn-PrntScrn combo after initial installation. However, soon thereafter (minutes) the wifi died and there was no network connection. Troubleshooter said the hardware switch was off, but there is no hardware switch.

I uninstalled wifi drivers and re-installed them to no avail.

My wifi would be on (the light showed it was active) briefly during boot up but by the time I got to the logon screen it would turn off by itself. Needless to say, I had not tried turning it off by hitting Fn-PrntScrn. Super frustrating. Wondered if the Intel Proset driver was looking for something on the HDD that wasn't on the SDD.

Leaving the laptop overnight, wifi would work for about 5 minutes after initial boot up.

FINALLY, after much anguish, I believe I have found a solution (though it seems that only time will tell): F2 during boot up to get into setup. Look under Power Management and Wireless Radio Control. Unclick the Enable boxes so that plugging in an Ethernet cable will NOT turn off the radio (not that I had plugged in a cable at all) and then boot up. Wireless light stays on, even responds on and off with Fn-PrntScrn like it is supposed to!

I hope this complex balance between hardware (Intel WLAN radio, motherboard), BIOS (updated to A08, so there were 7 prior versions?), OS (MSW7pro), drivers (from Intel on Dell site), etc. will keep working. How did life get so complicated and finicky?

 

[K3Pk3Po]

WLAN AutoConfig is set to Automatic but will not start and produces this error... “Error 1083: The executable program that this service is configured to run in does not implement the service” In our example Wireless will not start and shows the radio is turned off…
1. Open Services.msc
2. Open the properties of the service (General Tab) that won’t start (WLAN AutoConfig)
3. Make a note of the last entry at the end of 'Path to executable' i.e. C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
4. In the registry navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Svchost
5. In the right pane open the string that matches the Path to executable entry, (LocalSystemNetworkRestricted)
6. Then add the exact service name “Wlansvc” from the properties window; right click on the executable entry and select modify to add.
7. Close regedit and reboot. Now check if the service has started.

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Toshiba Satellite A665 / Intel Centrino Wireless N6200 abg / Windows 10


When adding the service name make sure you enter it EXACTLY as it is in named services.msc
Ex: WlanSvc instead of Wlansvc

I modified the key, rebooted & the wireless worked once I pushed the wireless radio button on the keyboard


Thanks JimDenver

 

[immindmender]

For my Toshiba Satellite P755 - I found this answer on Toshiba Forums - (and it worked for me - lost wireless connection twice, and went 3 months 'on the wire' before finally solving problem.)

Go to the folder on your c drive "Program files\Toshiba\TBS. Then scroll down the list of program files and double click on the file named TBSWireless.exe and hey presto, the wireless communication will turn on (Amber Light will come on on the front bottom right panel of the computer). From now on the FN-F8 Key combination will turn it on and off.

 

[immindmender]

DTKent said:
For my Toshiba Satellite P755 - I found this answer on Toshiba Forums - (and it worked for me - lost wireless connection twice, and went 3 months 'on the wire' before finally solving problem.)

Go to the folder on your c drive "Program files\Toshiba\TBS. Then scroll down the list of program files and double click on the file named TBSWireless.exe and hey presto, the wireless communication will turn on (Amber Light will come on on the front bottom right panel of the computer). From now on the FN-F8 Key combination will turn it on and off. DTKent's answer,

I had problem for a couple of weeks and tried many things. This worked immediately. Thanks DTKent.

 

[rangerxss]

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Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 "Montevina" 2.53GHz w/ 3MB L2 Cache - 1066MHz FSB - 25watt
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Full Range Auto Switching AC Adapter - Included
Smart Li-ion Battery (6-Cell)
Windows Vista Home Premium (64-Bit)

 

[pyaarey]

Hi there,
My computer had the same problem and I have just managed to find a solution.
I pressed Fn+F2. [After hours spent over this issue I was quite disappointed to find such an easy solution]
Hope that can work for you as well.
Monia

Solution provided by Monia helped me as well. I had been struggling for weeks. Clicking Fn+F2 worked like charm. Now wireless radio is ON and i am connected to wireless. Thanks Monia for sharing the solution.

 

[Kdubbs]

My function key was prtscr. So try Fn+PrnScr.

 

[EDA_29]

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  I was having the same problem. I have a Dell Latitude E6500 running Windows 10. No matter how many diagnostics I ran or driver updates, uninstalls/reinstalls, my wifi would not work. I showed it to my son & he reached over to the right side of the laptop, moved an actual physical switch to the on position, & WHALA! Wifi connected. Needless to say, I felt a little foolish.

 

[umair321]

I am unable to connect to the internet wirelessly. The ethernet cable works just fine. When I run network diagnostics it says to turn the wireless capability on. I am able to connect using other devices, (psp, xbox 360) The switch and light on my laptop is turned on. When I press Fn-F2 (wireless capability) buttons, nothing happens. Intel My WiFi Utility says hardware radio switch off. And a program i downloaded from Intel's website: Wireless Select Switch, says bluetooth and wireless LAN are disabled. The network adapter in my laptop is Intel WiFi Link 5100AGN, and the drivers are up to date. I have also tried rolling back the drivers, System Restore, Setting the BIOS to default, and uninstalling the drivers, restarting, then reinstalling the driver... Please help! REDACTED - SS is my email, you can contact me directly or on this site.