Wifi stopped working on Windows 8 Samsung

Miseryguts

Some help needed please, Bought a new samsung Laptop last weekend and connected by to my wifi with no issues and worked perfectly all week. I went to start up this evening and I noticed a small asterisk over the wifi indicator but the bars were not showing on. Is there a simple explanation by any chance?

username123

Can you connect with other devices?

Switch your modem/router off for 30 seconds and back on again?

Miseryguts

Hi, yeah the ipad connects to router so think that's working grand . I tried connecting the laptop to my phone as a hotspot and didn't work so think the problem is to do with the wireless connection on the laptop.

MonkstownHoop

i had problems with windows 8 and wifi, only solution was restarting the laptop, seems to have been fixed since my last update

Miseryguts

I restarted a few times and did a system restore but no change. Do you mean a software update?

Cuddlesworth

Don't suppose there is a physical switch at the sides or around the keyboard with a wifi symbol on it?

Skill Magill

^^^^
or a Fn key with wireless on it?

Miseryguts

Thanks guys I've being looking, tried the FN key and F12 that was showing a wifi symbol but only brought up Flight mode.

Skill Magill

Its Fn key and F11 at the same time on mine?

Miseryguts

Just tried that there done nothin?

Skill Magill

Take it you can't see any other networks?
Have you gone into device manager see if there are driver issues
have you tried going into the bios to make sure its switched on there?
Have you dropped it?
What laptop is it?

Miseryguts

It's showing up five or six different networks,Looked in device manager and is saying all drivers are running perfectly. it's a Samsung only have it a week.

Skill Magill

Its sounds like a corrupt wireless profile, you'll have to clear wireless profiles from the command prompt.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IE/windows-8/manage-wireless-network-profiles

Bog Standard User

go to network and sharing centre

manage wireless networks

remove the wireless connection

then go to connect to a network

choose your wireless network

enter wifi key

choose YES when prompted about sharing files and folders to put you on a home network with net access

choosing no will result in windows 8 putting u in a public network and blocks net access


crappy i know but thats microsoft for ya

chris1970

Not a samsung but my lenovo g580 stopped working few weeks into windows 8 upgrade, limited wireless connections , 3 other xp laptops had no problem connecting to home network, tried everything ,eventually got sent back to lenovo they replaced atheros wireless module, which also was causing the cursor to jump around whilst typing, it is appartly a known problem the guy on phone from support told me so.

Miseryguts

Thanks folks, i disabled and re-anabled the wireless connection in the network and sharing centre and it worked when re-entered the wiki key,only after working.