Press Windows key + R and type “ devmgmt.msc” in the Run dialog.
Download the network drivers from your manufacturer’s website and save them on your desktop.
From the Hardware and sound tab, click on ”Configure a device” and follow to see if you have Windows 1o compatible drivers.
Now move over to the Hardware and sound panel by clicking on it.
From the search results, select “ Troubleshooting”.
In the “ Search control panel” bar present at the top right-hand side of the window, type “Troubleshooter” and press enter.
Press Windows key + R and write Control Panel in the Run dialog.
This didn’t solve the issue for you either? Try the next method.
When the network starts showing on your Wi-Fi connection search list, try connecting with it again to see if the problem is still there.
Wait for 30 minutes before turning it on again.
Press the power button at the back of your router to turn it off.
Method 2: Power Cycle your Router or ModemĪs a second method, we will be showing you how you can try to fix the issue by turning your router off for some time and then trying to connect again:
Follow the onscreen prompts to roll back the driver and check to see if the issue persists.
Click on the “Driver” tab and then select the “Rollback Driver” option.
If the issue still persists, try to roll back your drivers by repeating the process till step 3 and then selecting “Properties” after right-clicking on the driver.
Unchecking the “Show Compatible Hardware” option.
Uncheck the “ Show compatible Hardware” option and then select the appropriate driver from the list.
If this doesn’t work, repeat the process till the fourth step and choose the “ Browser my Computer for Driver Software” and then select the “ Let me pick from a list of devices“.
If it cannot find the driver or update it you can also re-install the driver by connecting your computer via Ethernet to the router and then going to the manufacturer’s site to download the driver.
The updated driver will then begin downloading and will install itself.
Select “Search automatically for updated driver software” from the list.
Right-click on the adapter and select “Update driver software”.
From the list, select Network Adapters and then your network adapter (The names can differ based on the make of your computer).
Press Windows key + X to invoke the menu above the start button.
Most of the time, this problem is caused by outdated network adapter drivers and this has to be the first solution you should try: In the first method, we will be showing you how you can manually update the network adapter drivers to resolve this issue. Method 1: Tweak Wireless Network Adapter Drivers