Wifi wont turn on!

[jousef]

I cannot turn on the wifi option on my laptop, I click it and it goes back to off. I am running windows 10

 

I tried the button switch on the laptop,

Fn+F5 and

updating drivers, uninstalling then re-installing them.

 

Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000

Driver version: 15.4.1.1

 

[MagnusGrønstad]

have ye made sure the card is not deactivated?
right click the wifi icon on the taskbar, click on the "network and sharing" (or something similar, just not the fix errors). then on the left you will see settings for network card or something similar, click on that. if yer wifi card is deactivated, left click, then right click and activate

[jousef]

that is the issue im having... it wont activate

[niccaa23]

if you have bluetooth try uninstalling that as well. also try enabling wifi thru the 'action center'

[MagnusGrønstad]

1 minute ago, jousef said:

that is the issue im having... it wont activate

do you get an error, or it just won't? could you please post a screenshot?

[jousef]

it flickers to on and goes back to off in a split second, no error message.

[jousef]

4 minutes ago, niccaa23 said:

if you have bluetooth try uninstalling that as well. also try enabling wifi thru the 'action center'

No Bluetooth, the icon doesn't respond in the action center

[niccaa23]

try following this; http://www.redmondpie.com/fix-no-wi-fi-available-after-windows-10-upgrade-issue-heres-how/

 

 

[niccaa23]

or maybe it could be something as retarded as this;

 

1. Right-Click start menu and select Device Manager

2. Expand Network Adapters

3. Right click properties

4. Click Power Management

5. Uncheck the box entitled "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power."

 

 

[jousef]

8 minutes ago, niccaa23 said:

try following this; http://www.redmondpie.com/fix-no-wi-fi-available-after-windows-10-upgrade-issue-heres-how/

 

 

That did not solve the issue. step 2 said that there is no (something) installed on this pc, step 3 said done. restarted but, still wont work

 

 

1 minute ago, niccaa23 said:

or maybe it could be something as retarded as this;

 

1. Right-Click start menu and select Device Manager

2. Expand Network Adapters

3. Right click properties

4. Click Power Management

5. Uncheck the box entitled "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power."

 

 

done that already, dint work.

[niccaa23]

Just now, jousef said:

That did not solve the issue. step 2 said that there is no (something) installed on this pc, step 3 said done. restarted but, still wont work

 

 

done that already, dint work.

pfft .. whats the brand/model of your lappy?

[jousef]

lenovo z470

[jousef]

1 minute ago, niccaa23 said:

pfft .. whats the brand/model of your lappy?

lenovo z470, forgot to quote

[niccaa23]

2 minutes ago, jousef said:

lenovo z470, forgot to quote

all good..

 

have you tried installing the win7 driver from lenovo support?

[jousef]

Just now, niccaa23 said:

all good..

 

have you tried installing the win7 driver from lenovo support?

yes

[niccaa23]

well, this is frustrating.. I'm stumped! I'll try and read a few forums if theres anything I missed.

 

had the same issue on my older laptop not sure how i fixed it. think i reinstalled a few times and pleaded with the ms gods.

 

pretty sure there must be a conflicting driver issue.

[jousef]

I'm afraid it time to format and restore to windows 7

[niccaa23]

ah defeat, i know it well.. win10 isnt as friendly to older hardware =/

[jousef]

1 minute ago, niccaa23 said:

ah defeat, i know it well.. win10 isnt as friendly to older hardware =/

thanks for trying to help!