Your Asus laptop can’t connect to your WiFi network? Don’t worry. Although this is incredibly annoying, you are definitely not the only person experiencing it. More importantly, you can resolve the issue with the following fixes…
Try these fixes
Before you start, check if other devices can connect to the same WiFi network. If other devices can connect to WiFi, there may be something wrong with your laptop. You should be able to resolve it with the fixes below.
- Check if WiFi is enabled
- Change your DNS server address
- Make sure the WLAN Auto Configuration Service is running
- Reset your network settings
- Update your WiFi adapter driver
- Adjust power management
- Repair your system files
Fix 1: Check if Wi-Fi is enabled
Asus allows you to save power by turning off the Wi-Fi adapter when it is not needed or you may have accidentally disabled it. To check if this is your problem, you can press the Fn + F2 hotkey at the same time to enable WiFi.
If the hotkey shortcut not working If it works for you, you can check the WiFi again in the Network and Sharing Center:
1) Type network connections in the search box and select View Internet Connections..
2) Right-click your WiFi connection (with a Wi-Fi name or Wireless Network Connection) and select Enable. p>
If the connection is already enabled, you can turn it off and then turn the WiFi back on.
See if your WiFi works after that. If not, you can try the next solution below.
Solution 2: Change your DNS server address
Internet problems cannot occur if the DNS server address is incorrectly configured. So you need to make sure you have the correct DNS server settings to see if it fixes the problem.
1) If the Network Connections window remains open, you can simply right-click on its Wi -Fi and select Properties.
4) Click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and then click Properties.
5) On the General tab, click Use the following DNS server addresses.
- for Preferred DNS Server, enter 8.8.8.8
- for Alternate DNS Server, enter 8.8.4.4.
Then click OK to apply.
See if this helps you solve your WiFi problem. If so, then congratulations. If not, you can move to the next solution.
Solution 3: Make sure the WLAN Auto Configuration Service is running
Your laptop may fail to connect to WiFi if your WLAN Auto Configuration Service is working. do not run. Therefore, you need to make sure that this service works properly. Here’s how to do it.
1) On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and R at the same time to invoke Run box. Then type services.msc and press Enter.
2) Scroll down and double-click WLAN Auto Configuration.
3) Set the Startup Type to Automatic and click Start. Then click Apply > OK.
See if WiFi not working issue is resolved. If the problem persists, you can try the following solution.
Solution 4: Reset network settings
According to users, you can fix WiFi connection problems by resetting network settings with Symbol of the system. Here’s how:
1) Type cmd in the search box. Right-click Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.
2) After entering each command line below, press Enter .
netsh winsock reset netsh int ip reset ipconfig /release ipconfig /renew ipconfig / flushdns
3) After running all the commands, you must restart your laptop for the changes to take effect.
Check if your WiFi connection is working properly again. Otherwise, go ahead and try the next solution below.
Solution 5: Update your WiFi adapter driver
WiFi connection issues can occur if you are using the WiFi adapter. Wrong or out-of-date wireless network driver. You should try updating the driver and see if this works for you.
There are two ways to update the driver for your network adapter: manually and automatically. >
Update the driver manually:
You can go to your network adapter’s website, check for the latest version of your adapter, then download and install it insert it into your laptop.
Update the driver automatically:
If you don’t have the time, patience, or skills to update the driver for your adapter wireless manually, you can do it automatically with Driver Easy.
You don’t need to know exactly what system your computer is running, you don’t need to risk downloading and installing the wrong driver, and you don’t need to worry for making a mistake while installing. Driver Easy takes care of everything.
1) Download and install Driver Easy.
2) Run Driver Easy and click the Scan Now button. Driver Easy will then scan your computer and detect any problematic drivers. (Or you can try Offline Scanning in the Tools.)
3) Click the Update button next to your wireless adapter to download the correct version of its driver, then you can install it manually.
OR
Click the Update All button at the bottom right to automatically update all drivers. (This requires the Pro version; you’ll be prompted to upgrade when you click Upgrade All. You’ll get full support and a 30-day money-back guarantee.) p >
4) Reboot your laptop for it to take effect. See if this solves your WiFi not working problem.
Solution 6: Adjust power management
Your computer might mistakenly turn off your wireless LAN card to save power, which It makes your WiFi not connecting problem. To check if that is your problem, try these steps below:
1) Open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu (Windows logo) .
2) Expand Network Adapters and right-click your wireless LAN card.
3) Go to the Power Management tab and uncheck the Allow the computer to turn off this device to save energy. Then click OK.
Solution 7: Repair your system files
Internet problems, especially when the above solutions fail, are most likely due to your Internet-related system files. . If a specific system file is damaged, corrupted, or missing, you can try one of the following methods to restore it:
- Option 1 – Automatically (recommended)Use a utility repair tool to check various areas on your computer to determine the cause of WiFi-related problems. It will take care of issues related to system errors, critical system files and find the right solution for you.
- Option 2 – ManuallySystem File Checker is a built-in tool to check on Scan for corrupted and damaged system files and manage to restore them if there are any. However, this tool can only diagnose core system files and will not deal with corrupted DLL files, Windows registry keys, etc.
Option 1 – Automatically (recommended)
Option 2 – Manually
Verifying and restoring your system file may require time and computer skills . You will need to run numerous commands, wait for the process to complete, or risk your personal data.
Step 1. Scan for damaged files with System File Checker
System File Checker (SFC) is a built-in Windows tool to identify and repair the damaged system. files.
1) On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and R at the same time to open the Run box. Type cmd and press Ctrl+Shift+Enter to run the command prompt as administrator.
Click Yes when asked for permission to make changes to your device.
2) At the prompt system, type the following command and press Enter.
sfc /scannow
3) System File Check will begin scanning all system files and repair any missing or corrupted files it detects. This can take 3 -5 minutes.
4) You may get something like the following messages after verification.
- no errors
- fixed some errors
- could not correct all errors
- could not correct any errors
- ……
No matter what message you receive, you can try running dism.exe (Deployment Image Servicing and Management) to further analyze the health of your PC.
Step 2. Run dism.exe
1) Run command prompt as administrator and enter the following commands.
- Th This command line will scan the health of your PC:
dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /scanhealth
- This command line will restore the health of your PC:
dism.exe /online /cleanup-image / restorehealth
2) After the restore health process finishes, you may get some error messages.
- If the restore gave you errors, you can always try this command line . This will take up to 2 hours.
dism /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup
- If you get Error: 0x800F081F with the restore health scan, reboot your PC and run this command line.
Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /AnalyzeComponentStore
If System File Check finds any corrupted files, follow the on-screen instructions to repair them, and then reboot your computer for the changes to take effect.
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