You can try checking the system files with a few utilities- perhaps something was borked during the update.
From an administrative CMD prompt run:
* sfc /scannow
* when completed run: DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth (see https://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-dism-command-line-utility-repair-windows-10-image for a good description of the options) then reboot if any repairs were made\noted.
* when completed, next run sfc /scannow again
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Another option may be to find the original drivers (like on the disk that comes with the machine and try those as others have mentioned. You could even restore from a back prior to the update install and see if the wifi works or not. There is a chance the wifi card itself is dead and the timing is just coincidence.[br]
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Another option may be to find the original drivers (like on the disk that comes with the machine) and try those as others have mentioned. You could even restore from a backup prior to the update install and see if the wifi works or not. There is a chance the wifi card itself is dead and the timing is just coincidence.[br]
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Finally, here’s a link from others having a similar description of symptoms: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/problem-with-wifi-non-function-after-windows-10/62f8771d-98a3-43bd-9c0c-4c1dee782479?auth=1[br]
You can try checking the system files with a few utilities- perhaps something was borked during the update.
From an administrative CMD prompt run:
* sfc /scannow
* when completed run: DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth (see https://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-dism-command-line-utility-repair-windows-10-image for a good description of the options) then reboot if any repairs were made\noted.
* when completed, next run sfc /scannow again
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Another may be to find the original drivers (like on the disk that comes with the machine and try those as others have mentioned. You could even restore from a back prior to the update install and see if the wifi works or not. There is a chance the wifi card itself is dead and the timing is just coincidence.[br]
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Another option may be to find the original drivers (like on the disk that comes with the machine and try those as others have mentioned. You could even restore from a back prior to the update install and see if the wifi works or not. There is a chance the wifi card itself is dead and the timing is just coincidence.[br]
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Finally, here’s a link from others having a similar description of symptoms: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/problem-with-wifi-non-function-after-windows-10/62f8771d-98a3-43bd-9c0c-4c1dee782479?auth=1[br]
You can try checking the system files with a few utilities- perhaps something was borked during the update.
From an administrative CMD prompt run:
* sfc /scannow
* when completed run: DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth (see https://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-dism-command-line-utility-repair-windows-10-image for a good description of the options) then reboot if any repairs were made\noted.
* when completed, next run sfc /scannow again
Another may be to find the original drivers (like on the disk that comes with the machine and try those as others have mentioned. You could even restore from a back prior to the update install and see if the wifi works or not. There is a chance the wifi card itself is dead and the timing is just coincidence.[br]
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Finally, here’s a link from others having a similar description of symptoms: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/problem-with-wifi-non-function-after-windows-10/62f8771d-98a3-43bd-9c0c-4c1dee782479?auth=1[br]
I hope something here helps! Best of luck.