In Windows 11, select Start, type control panel, then select Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center . Select Set up a new connection or network. Select Set up a new network, then choose Next. The wizard will walk you through creating a network name and a security key. In the properties pane, click the Driver tab, and click Enable Device (or Enable if you're using Windows 7). Windows will enable your WiFi adapter and you'll see Disable Device if it's enabled successfully. If you only see Disable Device, click Disable Device and then click Enable Device to re-enable yourr WiFi adapter. On the same pane Windows won't even let me view the list of available networks. It only gives me the option to "Turn back on" wifi after 1 hour, 4 hours, 1 day or Manually. It doesn't respond to the manual setting. I still can't view the network list. Clicking on the wifi logo below the drop-down box doesn't do anthing; it just greys out after a few attempts. Click Connect below the Wi-Fi connection. 3. Turn on Wi-Fi via the Windows Settings menu. If you can't find the Wi-Fi option in the Taskbar, use the following steps to turn on Wi-Fi in the Windows Settings menu: [1] Click the Windows Start button in the taskbar. Click the Settings/Gear icon. It would be either "stuck" on either "off" or "on". For this repair you'll need to take the WiFi card out (Located underneath the keyboard in the Satellite series) and to mask pin number 20. That pin is controlled by the WiFi on/off switch, and if it gets "high" logic level, the Wireless communication would be disabled. It came with Windows 8.1 and I upgraded it to Windows 10 the morning of July 29th. It had been working perfectly until yesterday. All of a sudden Windows would not allow me to turn wifi on and thus was stuck in airplane mode. If you went to the wifi settings and turned it on the switch would just move right back to the off position. 3. Right-click on the Ethernet/Wireless Adapter and click Properties. 4. Click the Power Management tab. 5. Remove the check mark beside Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power. 6. Click OK. 7. Test. Forget a Network (Windows Vista) 1. Start Network and Sharing Center. 2. In the Tasks pane, click Manage wireless networks. 3. HycJ4.

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