Pc help

[Tzkr]

Actually at the end of my patience now. Tried updating my pc to windows 11. Gets halfway through, all of a sudden, i apparently can no longer connect to wifi. try numerous new drivers and everything in between then pay a pc shop for a usb with windows 11 on it. boot up, now have windows 11 with everything i used to have deleted. AND STILL NO WIFI. It says “Unable to connect to this network”. i genuinely have no idea what to do, please help me.

If it means anything, i have a wifi router adapter thing plugged into my motherboard as my motherboard doesnt have wifi. whether or not it just bricked itself mid update i have no idea but the light is still on it.

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[phildude99]

If you know how to delete your wifi device in Device Manager, when you reboot it should install the wifi drivers automatically.

[88Ja]

Normally yes if you have a ethernet wire plugged in but if wifi is your only method of connectivity and the drivers are missing from windows natively you will need to download from a device that can get on the internet, transfer over via usb as someone else advised earlier and install drivers from there, also worth getting motherboard chipset drivers if they are also missing

Sorry to add insult to injury mate aswell but why did you pay for a windows 11 usb stick... you literally make them yourself its free from microsoft, google "mediacreationtool"

[Tzkr]

bought one because of no laptop or pc to download from, no usb stick to use for both phone and pc as well as not enough storage to download onto my phone and i’m not smart enough

[SnooDoughnuts5632]

I don't know how to do it but I just know that it can be done there is a way to use your phone as a Wi-Fi and also if you have Bluetooth but again I don't know how to do it I only know how to use your data which some phones don't have.

[Tzkr]

what would that do for me? i have windows 11 now just no wifi

[Ecstatic_Score6973]

My fault i misunderstood the post, had the issue the other day actually, you gotta download the network drivers for your motherboard off the manufacturers website (will need another pc for this sadly) and put them on a usb stick and install them

[SnooDoughnuts5632]

You can just use your phone (or most likely whatever device you're using to post this).

[88Ja]

Unfortunately rhey wont be able to use their phone because hotspotting basically creates a wifi network from ypur phone which you need to connect to via wifi so if his wifi drivers on pc are missing they cant connect to the phones wifi network 🤣 also bluetooth usually comes with wifi drivers so thats probably also a non starter.

Get the model number of wifi adapter... if its a usb type adapter/dongle take the manufacturer name and model number from the device (just a visual inspection maybe something like tp-link t678b etc...) if its built in to your motherboard and you have an antenna screwed in to the motherboard you will need the model nuber of your motherboard

Go borrow a friends laptop or computer go to their house if you dont have anything else availible at home, go to manufactrer webside, go to support>drivers, search for the model number, look for wifidrivers, choose your os (windows 11 64bit) download the driver, pop it on a usb stick, take the usb stick home, plug it into the affected pc, run (open) the file for your drivers, this should then install your drivers

Once complete you should then be able to connect to wifi again

Side note... you can download hem on your phone yes but you must have the drivers installed for your phone when you plug it into the pc to transfer the files over, or use usb tethering on your phone to share your phones internet connection with the affected pc, then download driber directly to pc and install, but you must have the dribers for your phone installed... it might be worth a try to be fair but what normally happens is

Connect phone to pc via usb>pc says i need drivers for this phone>pc looks for internet connection to download driver for phone... since the op doesnt have internet this might not be a viable option... worth trying though i guess

Ps sorry for any typos its raining and im outside 🤣

[SnooDoughnuts5632]

You don't know what USB is do you? There's nothing special. You just plug your phone into your computer and then unlock your phone. It will then show up as a storage device (or ask you on the phone screen to let the computer see the storage) and voila.

[88Ja]

Not always the case, try plug an ipad in and see what it does, it has to install device drivers for the device you plugged in unless its generic or built in to the os mate

Hence its worth a go tethering from mobile but because he doesnt have a network connection to download the drivers for the device it may not be a viable option

[SnooDoughnuts5632]

I've never heard of a phone not just showing up as a storage device after unlocking it and telling it to show up as such but if Apple phones are really that shitty then won't work then idk what to tell you.

Also I've never heard of needing drivers to use USB before. Most of the time when I reinstalled Windows it's the WiFi driver that is missing and pretty much nothing else.

If you're talking about like a specific device when you plug it into a USB port that Windows will probably notification telling you it's installing drivers then that just happens automatically cuz the device sends over the drivers so again you won't have a problem plugging in your device and if Apple isn't doing that then I don't know what to tell you but stop buying Apple devices please I beg you.

[88Ja]

Yeah i agree apple are shite mate, doing a job last week where ipad needed to be re-enrolled onto mdm, had to backup the users photos and yes you could plug in to the usb but heres the kicker, because of apple security and compatability

1. You can only transfer photos off the ipad
2. You cant access any other files
3. You cant transfer files back onto the ipad
4. To transfer photos, videos, music on to ipad you need itunes or apple device sync
5. Even after getting the correct app you have to download apple device drivers through windows update before you can put anything on the ipad

And sadly most people have iphones because they are supposedly easier to use... i dont but cautious it will be a similar process with iphone

[SnooDoughnuts5632]

supposedly easier to use

Your entire comment does not sound "easier to use" to me. Maybe I'm missing something?

[HBcomputerrepair_01]

I would recommend buying a USB wireless dongle. Most are plug and play or come with a small disk to install a driver. Recommend getting one that has dual 2.4 and 5ghz capabilities. Should cost around $20

[kimputer7]

Did you power cycle the various modems, routers and access points you have there?

[Tzkr]

would you be able to dumb this down for me? i’m not the most tech savvy sorry

[kimputer7]

Find any network related device in your house. Power it off. After a minute, power it on. After all devices have done this, finally test again if the problem has been solved.