Notebooks & Netbooks

[tuxifix]

Hi,

today, after a reboot wireless stopped working on my E3-111-C3W0. In the Windows 8.1 connection tab the wireless is switched off and greyed out. Windows says that I have to enable wireless via a key or a button on the computer somewhere. However, the fn+F3 combination does only enable/disable the flight-mode, whereas I see no possibility to enable the wireless somewhere.

In the Windows device manager the adapter seems to work fine. Also I tried to reboot and reinstall the Launch Manager and wireless driver.

I am glad for any help!

Best regards,

Max

[IronFly]

Can you check if the wifi adapter is enabled?

windows key logo + X

Control panel

Network and sharing center

on the left side, change adapter settings

check if wifi adapter is greyed out and marked as disabled.

[tuxifix]

Hi IronFly, thanks for the quick response. The adapter is enabled. It seems that there is some kind of hardware setting that prevents Windows of managing wireless.

[IronFly]

When on Connection tab of windows 8.1, hit Fn+F3 and check if WiFi became available.

[tuxifix]

Unfortunately this only disables/enables airplane-mode. 

[IronFly]

Have you already tried on Device Manager to uninstall the wifi adapter?

right click on it, choose Uninstall, reboot.

at reboot it will install the adapter and drivers again, check if switch is working.

or

1) open  network and sharing center

2) highlight wifi connection then at top click "diagnose this connection"

[tuxifix]

Reinstalling did not resolve the problem. The diagnosis says that I need to switch on wifi with a function key or a switch at the sides of the computer. I think the problem might be that the FN+F3 combination enables/disables the airplane mode instead of wifi.

[IronFly]

Uninstall the Launch manager and try to enable it on windows switch only, after a reboot.

[tuxifix]

This does not work either

Without launch manager FN+F3 does nothing, still the WiFi switch in the connection tab is greyed out.

[IronFly]

Edit....

stil thinking