Option 2. Configure the Wireless device power management. 1. Press the Start Menu key. 2. Type Device Manager and press the enter key. 3. Double-click Network adapters. 4. Double-click the Wireless adapter. 5. Click the Power Management tab. 6. Uncheck the "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" checkbox. 7. Click OK. 8 Step 1: Press the Windows logo key + R on your keyboard at the same time and enter services.msc, then click the button of OK to proceed. Step 2: Look for WLAN AutoConfig in the Name column, right click it and select Properties. Step 3: Change the Startup type to Automatic and click the button of Start if the service is not running in the WLAN We suggest that you contact Gateway directly for further assistance locating the Wi-Fi switch of your laptop. You can refer to the link below for steps on how to connect to a Wi-Fi network from your Windows 8 device: Connect to a Wi-Fi network. Feel free to contact us if you need further help. 2 people found this reply helpful. b) wifi c) all network adapters All but a) lead to: "Turn on wireless capability, use the switch on the front or side of the computer, function keys if available, to enable wireless capability on this computer" a) check to see it the problem is fixed b) skip this step C. Hardware and Devices troubleshoot "The devices shown below have errors. I tried turning on my wifi and although the setting was turned to on, the small red x stayed by the wifi icon and that's when I troubleshooted and found that the wireless capability needed to be turned on but it was already on. I haven't updated or changed anything in about 2 weeks. I restored my computer to 10/29. Follow these steps to apply this fix: Right-click Windows 10 start menu. Then click Device Manager. When Device Manager opens, expand Network Adapters. Then locate the adapter that has "Wireless" in its name. Right-click the Wireless network adapter and select Properties. On the Properties page of the adapter, click the Advanced tab. Then .

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