In the process of using the laptop, sometimes you will encounter the situation that the wifi icon in the lower right corner of the computer is missing. This may result in the inability to connect to a wireless network or view the current network status. If you're also experiencing this issue, don't worry, the following will provide you with a detailed guide to help you solve this problem.
1. Check whether the wifi icon is hidden
1. First of all, we need to check if it is because the wifi icon is hidden and we can't see it. Please press the "Win + I" shortcut on your keyboard to open Windows Settings. Then, tap on the "Personalize" option and then select "Taskbar".
2. In the taskbar settings page, scroll down to find the "Notification Area" column, and click "Choose which icons to display on the taskbar".
3. Next, find the "System Icon" and look for the "Network" option in it. Make sure its switch is on. If it doesn't appear in the list, you can try restarting your PC and checking again.
2. Update the wifi driver
If the above methods don't solve the problem, then it may be due to a problem with your computer's wifi driver. In order to allow you to detect the status of the driver and update the driver faster, we recommend that you use the driver to help you identify and update, not only the wifi driver, but also other driver problems of the computer.
1. Open Drive Life on the computer, and check the status of the network card in the "Comprehensive Diagnosis" first.
2. If the network card is abnormal, enter the "Driver Management" to scan the WiFi driver, and click the "Upgrade Driver" button.
3. After the driver upgrade is completed, restart the computer to ensure that the driver takes effect.
3. Reset network settings
If updating the driver still doesn't solve the problem, we can try resetting the network settings. Here are the steps:
1. Press the "Win + I" shortcut on your keyboard to open Windows Settings and click on the "Network & Internet" option.
2. In the network settings page, click the "Status" tab, then scroll down to find the "Network Reset" option, and click the "Reset Network" button to confirm the reset operation.
3. Restart the computer and wait for the system to complete the reset of the network settings.
That's it for the guide to restore the wifi icon in the bottom right corner of your computer. Hope it helps. If you encounter problems related to the network card, graphics card, Bluetooth, sound card, etc., you can download "Drive Life" for detection and repair, and at the same time, Drive Life supports driver download, driver installation, driver backup, etc., and you can flexibly install drivers.