It says no networks available. No Wi-Fi connections available on Windows

A fairly common problem among owners of laptops with Windows 7 or Windows 8 (8.1) - at one point in the notification area, instead of the usual wireless Wi-Fi connection icon, a red cross is displayed, and when you hover over it, a message stating that there is no available connections.

Moreover, in most cases, this happens on a completely working laptop - just yesterday, perhaps, you successfully connected to an access point at home, but today this is the situation. The reasons for this behavior may vary, but general outline - operating system believes that the Wi-Fi adapter is turned off, and therefore reports that there are no connections available. And now about ways to fix this.

If your wireless network was working and now there are no connections available

If everything worked recently and now you have a problem, try the methods listed below in order. And if these options have already been tried, go to the seventh point, from which we will begin to describe in detail (because everything is not so simple there for novice computer users).

7. Remove the wireless Wi-Fi adapter from Device Manager, install it again

To start the dispatcher Windows devices, press the Win+R keys on your laptop keyboard and enter the command devmgmt.msc, and then press Ok or Enter.

In Device Manager, open the " Network adapters", click right click mouse over the Wi-Fi adapter, pay attention to whether there is an “Enable” item there (if there is, turn it on and do not do everything else that is described here, the message “No connections available” should disappear) and if it is not there, select the “Delete” item.

After the device is removed from the system, in the device manager menu, select “Action” - “Update hardware configuration”. The wireless adapter will be found again, drivers will be installed on it and, perhaps, everything will work.

8. See if the WLAN Auto Configuration service is enabled in Windows

In order to do this, go to the panel Windows management, select “Administration” - “Services”, find “WLAN Auto Configuration” in the list of services and if you see “Disabled” in its parameters, double-click on it and in the “Startup type” field set “Automatic”, and also click "Run" button.

Just in case, look through the list and if you find additional services that have Wi-Fi or Wireless in their name, turn them on too. And then, preferably, restart your computer.

We hope one of these methods will help you solve the problem when Windows says there are no available Wi-Fi connections.

If your desktop computer or the laptop is connected to the Internet, then such an unpleasant moment may come when you have access will be lost to the network, and the network connections icon in the notification area will be crossed out with a red cross. When you hover your cursor over it, a message will appear explaining everything. "No connections available". This happens especially often when using a Wi-Fi adapter. Let's find out how to solve similar problem, if you are using a PC with Windows 7.

There are quite a few reasons that can cause the problem we are studying:

• Real absence available networks;
• Damage to the Wi-Fi adapter, router or modem;
• PC hardware failure (for example, failure network card);
• Software glitch;
• Lack of current drivers;
• Damage to the operating system;
• Virus.

We will not talk in detail about such a banal reason as the real lack of accessible networks. This can only be “cured” by returning to the Internet accessibility zone or changing the connection method to one that is valid in the given area. There is also no point in talking too much about hardware faults. They can be eliminated either by a hardware repairman or by replacing a failed part or equipment (Wi-Fi adapter, network card, router, modem, etc.). But we’ll talk in detail about the other reasons and ways to eliminate them.

Method 1: Standard diagnostics

First of all, if you experience the error discussed in this article, follow these simple steps:

• Unplug the Wi-Fi adapter from the computer connector and then connect it again;
• Reboot the router (it is better to do this by completely disconnecting it from the power supply, that is, you need to remove the plug from the socket);
• Make sure you have your Wi-Fi hardware switch turned on if you are using a laptop. It turns on different models laptops different ways: either using a special switch on the case, or using a specific key combination (for example, Fn+F2).

If none of the above helped, then it makes sense to make standard procedure diagnostics

Unfortunately, this method helps in a fairly limited number of cases. Therefore, if you are unable to resolve the problem when using it, then proceed to the following methods, which are described below.

Method 2: Enable Network Connection

It is likely that the cause of the error may be a disconnected connection in the network connections section "Control Panels". Then you need to activate the corresponding object.

1. Click "Start" and open "Control Panel".



2. Go to section "Network and Internet".



3. Go to "Network Control Center...".



4. In the left part of the window that appears, click on the inscription "Change adapter settings".



5. The window that appears shows all configured for this computer network connections. Find an item that is relevant to you and look at its status. If set to "Disabled", then you need to activate the connection. Right-click on the object ( RMB) and select "Turn on".



6. After activating the connection, the problem described in this article will most likely be resolved.

Method 3: Removing the adapter from Device Manager

If you connect to the Internet via a Wi-Fi adapter, then one of the ways to solve the problem is to disable it in "Device Manager", and then reactivation.

1. Go to "Control Panel" by the method that was considered in the description Method 2, and then open the section "System and safety".



2. Click on the one posted in the group "System" element "Device Manager".



3. Will start "Device Manager". In the list of equipment types that opens, click "Network adapters".



4. In the drop-down list, find the name of the equipment that you use to connect to the Internet. Click on it RMB. Carefully examine the context menu that appears. If it contains a clause "Engage", click on it. This will be enough and that's it further actions described in this method, you won't need to perform. The device was simply turned off, and now you have turned it on.

   

   If the specified item is not present, then this means that the device is likely to malfunction. Therefore, it needs to be temporarily deactivated and then turned on. Click on context menu "Delete".



5. A dialog box will open warning you that the device will now be removed from the system. Confirm your actions by clicking "OK".



6. The procedure for deleting the selected device will be performed.



7. After that in horizontal menu click "Action", and then from the list that opens, click "Update configuration...".



8. A search will be made for devices connected using the technology "Plug and Play". The network adapter will be reconnected, and its drivers will be reinstalled.



9. Next, restart your PC. Perhaps after this the connection availability error will disappear.

Method 4: Reinstalling drivers

One of the reasons for the occurrence of the error we are studying is that incorrect or outdated drivers network adapter. Most often it occurs when connecting the device for the first time or after reinstalling the OS. Then the drivers should be replaced with a current analogue. It is advisable to use exactly those copies that were supplied on a CD or other media along with the device itself. If you do not have such media, you can download desired object from the official website of the adapter manufacturer. Using similar software from other sources does not guarantee a solution to the problem.

1. Go to "Device Manager", using the same algorithm of actions as in the previous method. Open the section again "Network adapters" and click RMB by name desired device. In the list that appears, select "Update drivers...".



2. Next, the shell for selecting the update method is activated. Select an option “Search for drivers...”.



3. In the window that opens, you must specify the media and directory where the drivers will be installed. To do this, click "Review…".



4. The shell opens "Browse folders". Here you need to indicate the folder or media (for example, CD/DVD) where the drivers supplied with the device or pre-downloaded from the official website are located. After selecting a directory, click "OK".



5. After the directory address is displayed in the driver search window, you can proceed to install them by clicking the button "Further", but before doing this, make sure that opposite the parameter "Including subfolders" the checkbox has been checked.



6. The necessary drivers will be installed, and the problem with the lack of Internet connection will probably disappear.

But what to do if for some reason you do not have the driver media that came with the device, and the company’s official website does not work? In this case there is additional features install the necessary drivers, although they are recommended to be used only in the most extreme cases, since they do not 100% guarantee interconnection between the OS and the adapter. You can use the following options:

If your Internet does not start at all, then you will have to search and download from another device.

Method 5: Enable the service

If you use Wi-Fi to connect to the Internet, the problem we are investigating may occur due to a service outage "WLAN Auto Configuration". Then it needs to be activated.

1. Go to the section "Control Panels" entitled "System and safety". This is discussed in the description Method 3. Click on the title "Administration".



2. In the list that opens system tools choose "Services".

   

   "Service Manager" can be activated in another way. To do this, dial Win+R and enter in the displayed area:

   Then apply button click "OK".



3. "Service Manager" will be open. To quickly find an element "WLAN AutoConfig Service", arrange all services in alphabetical order by clicking on the column title "Name".



4. Find the name required service. If the status is not set opposite its name "Works", then in this case it is necessary to activate. Double-click on her name with the left mouse button.



5. The service properties window opens. If in the field "Startup type" set value "Disabled", then in this case click on it.



6. A drop-down list will open where you need to select "Automatically". Then click "Apply" And "OK".



7. After returning to the main interface "Service Manager" select the name "WLAN AutoConfig Service", and on the left side of the shell click "Run".



8. The service will be activated.



9. After this, the status will be displayed opposite its name "Works" and the problem with lack of connections will be solved.

Method 6: Checking system files

If none of the above methods did not help, that is, it is likely that the integrity of the system files was violated. In this case, it is necessary to perform an appropriate check and then restore if problems are found.

1. Click "Start" and select "All programs".



2. Open the folder "Standard".



3. Find the element with the name "Command line". Click on it RMB. From the list of action options that appears, choose to run as administrator.



4. Opens "Command line". Type into its interface:

   Then click Enter.



5. Integrity Scan Procedure system elements will be launched. Information about the dynamics of its passage will be displayed right there in the window. « Command line» in percentage terms. While this process is running, you should not close the current window, but you can minimize it. If violations in the structure are detected, a procedure for restoring missing or damaged files will be automatically performed.



6. If, after completing the scanning procedure, a message appears informing you that recovery is impossible, repeat the entire process again, but this time you will need to.

Method 7: Eliminate viruses

The cause of the problem of lack of available networks may be a virus infection of the computer. Some malware Internet access is specially disabled so that the user cannot use external assistance to remove them, while others simply arbitrarily “kill” or modify system files, which ultimately leads to the same result.

To remove malicious code there is no point in using standard antivirus, since he has already missed the threat, and, therefore, will not react to the virus, and may also be infected by this time. Therefore, we recommend using specialized anti-virus utilities that do not require installation. One of best programs of this class is . It is best to check from another device or when starting from LiveCD/USB. This is the only way to ensure the maximum likelihood of detecting a threat.

If antivirus utility will discover malicious code, then in this case, follow the tips that will be displayed in its interface. There is a possibility that the virus has already damaged system files. Then, after eliminating it, it is necessary to carry out the appropriate check discussed in the description Method 6.

As you can see, the source of the problem with the availability of connections, and therefore with the performance of the Internet, can be very many various factors. They can be both external (real lack of network) and internal (various failures), caused by both the software and hardware components of the system. Of course, before fixing a problem, it is recommended to establish its exact root cause, but, unfortunately, this is not always possible. In this case, simply use the methods described in this article, checking each time whether the malfunction is eliminated or not.

Quite often, many users of computers running the seventh and eighth Windows versions It may happen that instead of the usual wireless connection icon, a cross appears, indicating that there are no connections available.

Moreover, this happens mainly on a fully working computer. At the same time, up to
At that moment everything was working fine and it was possible to connect to the Internet, but now there is no such option. This problem may occur due to various reasons, however, it all comes down to the fact that the operating system does not see the Wi-Fi module and considers it turned off, as a result of which it displays a message about the absence of connections. But this problem can be fixed. There are several methods for this.

If Wi-Fi has not been used on this laptop before, or Windows has been reinstalled

If never used on a laptop wireless connection, and now a Wi-Fi router has appeared and you need to connect to it, but this problem arises, then you need to search the Internet for advice on why Wi-Fi does not work on a laptop.

The main thing that needs to be done in this case is to install all the necessary drivers, which need to be downloaded from the manufacturer’s official resource, but not the driver pack. At the same time, it is necessary to download drivers not only for the Wi-Fi module, but also to maintain the functionality of the laptop keys, which are designed to turn on the wireless adapter.

If your wireless network was working and now there are no connections available

If up to this point everything was working fine, and then this problem suddenly appeared, then you need to check all the methods described below in turn. You can try disconnecting the router from electrical network, and then turn it on again. In addition, it is worth trying to use the “Troubleshooting” section, which appears when you click on the Wi-Fi connection icon with a cross.

In addition, you need to check whether Wi-Fi is turned on on the laptop, if there is one, and whether you can turn it on using function keys. It is also worth visiting a proprietary Wi-Fi network management program, if available. In addition, you need to make sure that the wireless connection is in the list of connections.

In the “eight”, in addition to all the methods described, you should go to the “Control Panel” and select “Options”. In this section, you need to click on “Change PC settings”, and then select “Network” or “ Wireless connection", depending on the version. Here you need to check that all modules are active. In 8.1 you need to check if
Is Airplane Mode enabled?

In addition, it is worth visiting official resource laptop manufacturer and download drivers for the Wi-Fi module from it and install them. It's worth doing, even if you already have such drivers, it's still worth trying.

If after doing all this, nothing has changed, then you can try another method. It is not the simplest, so for inexperienced users it will not be so easy to complete.

Delete wireless wifi module from device manager, install it again

To open the device manager, you need to press Win+R and enter the command devmgmt.msc, after which you need to click OK. Then you need to go to “Network adapters”. Here you need to right-click on the Wi-Fi module. It is worth checking that there is no “Enable” item in the context menu. If there is one, then you need to use it and not perform the steps described below. If this is not the case, then you need to select “Delete”.

After removing the device from the operating system, in the device manager you need to select “Action” and click “Update hardware configuration”. This will start searching for a Wi-Fi module, after which all necessary drivers. Perhaps after this everything will start working.

See if the WLAN AutoConfig service is enabled in Windows

To perform this method, you need to go to the “Control Panel”. In this section you need to select “Administration”. After this, you need to click on “Services”. In this section you need to find the “WLAN Auto Configuration” service. If it says “Disabled”, then you need to double-click on it and in the “Startup type” line set it to “Automatic”. After this, you need to click “Run”.

These are all ways to solve problems with Wi-Fi connection. Surely one of them can help. They are all pretty simple. In addition, among them there are those that even novice users can use without harming the computer.

In this article we will tell you about such an interesting case. Our computer has Windows 8. A specific problem arose with WI-FI.

Here we have such an asterisk on WI-FI, “no connection, there are available connections.”

We are opening WI-FI. We see an available connection. And in theory, when we click on it, we should have a connection, but we see that a circle appears that it is trying to connect and then nothing happens.

First of all, we go to the Network Control Center and shared access. Click change adapter settings. And we thought that the problem was in the settings, but our settings are automatic.

Let's now try to do some troubleshooting. Then click Network adapters and click Next. We see that problems are being discovered.

A window appears: Select a network adapter for diagnostics and we click Wireless network and click Next.

And we see that our problem is not fixed.

That is, the troubleshooting module did not help us at all. Nothing started working for us.

Let's now go to the control panel. This is the right one top corner– parameters - control panel.

Among the small icons we find the device manager. Click on it.

And here we see that in the device manager we have strange device with an exclamation point. Let's try to remove this.

Let's now try to connect. Still nothing happens. This didn't help either.

Let's try to remove the WI-FI adapter. We take it and delete it.

Now let's try to search for drivers. Click Update hardware configuration. And he, of course, updated the hardware configuration, but now we will have to download the drivers from the website.

We came with you to the site. Now we are looking for laptops.

In the product search window, enter the brand of our laptop.

So we see that he found our laptop. Let's move on to it. And click next.

Below we see Networks and find the Ralink 802 Adapter. Load the drivers.

We see that our drivers have already been downloaded. Let's launch them.

The installation has started. Click Next. Archive it where we offer it to you, click Next.

And we see that the installation has begun.

The following window appeared:

And we click Delete all.

Removal is complete.

So, let's go to our drive C. Find required driver. And click Setup.

Click Finish. This installed the drivers. Now we need to reboot our laptop. Now we will reboot it and then see if WI-FI starts working for us.

That's it, we've rebooted. Our adapter is on fire Exclamation point yellowish. This means that the drivers did not fit or there are some problems.

And we clicked Search for software online. Now he's looking for us software. Maybe he’ll find it and download it online.

That's it, the update is done. So he said that he downloaded the drivers and that now the drivers for this device do not need to be updated.

But at the same time, we still have an exclamation mark.

Let's click Properties. We see that it writes “Failed to load driver.”

Let's try installing DriverPack. We find it and launch it.

He is now checking the configuration of our laptop.

It found uninstalled drivers. Let's click install drivers if found. We see that the drivers are called the same.

We see a window “Do you want to restart your computer now?” and we click Cancel. And still we go into a reboot.

As you can see, no matter what we did, the wireless network was not configured in any way. In our case, only reinstalling Windows helped. After Windows 8, we installed Windows 7. And WI-FI now works. And there were some problems with the operating system itself.

That is, if you have the same problem, then you can safely reinstall windows. We hope everything was clear and wish you good luck.

If you have any questions, we suggest you watch the following video:

It often happens that when purchasing a new laptop, simply reinstalling Windows on it, or simply after necessary connection router, it’s not possible to quickly and immediately connect to Wi-Fi. It turns out that your laptop does not detect available networks at all, and at the same time you see that the connection status is crossed out on the panel with a red cross (I remind everyone - it is always displayed directly on the notification panel).
I would like to note that this happens, as practice shows, only for two reasons. The first is if for some reason you didn’t install it on your laptop in advance. separate drivers to the so-called wireless adapter. Second - you don’t have it turned on Wi-Fi module.

Wireless network: the laptop does not find it at all

Let's say you need to somehow connect to Wi-Fi. And alas, at the same time, you now only see a sign with a red cross, and you have no data at all about active (available) networks.
Most likely, your Windows cannot detect the wireless adapter.

Need Drivers and their installation

If Windows cannot detect the wireless adapter, it is quite possible that you have not yet installed drivers for your Wi-Fi module. The second option is that the drivers are installed, but not the right ones.
Let's check it out. First go to the device manager. Now right-click on the icon where it says “My Computer”, then click on the “Properties” tab and then go to “Device Manager” (it’s on the left side of the window). Here we look in the column labeled “Network adapters” for something similar to this:

Most likely, you do not have such an adapter. You should find it on the Internet, download it and, accordingly, then install the driver.
Of course, you can also install the driver you need using a disk (usually included with the laptop). You can also download this driver directly from the official website (by the way, the best option). To do this, you need to go to the website of the company that produces laptops like yours, and simply search bar enter exactly its model.

Install the driver. Once the installation is complete, your wireless network should appear.

Checking Wi-Fi connection

It may well be that your laptop's Wi-Fi has accidentally turned off. To enable it, you usually use a specific keyboard shortcut. For example, in Asus given the combination is Fn+F2. Inspect your laptop's F1, F2 and so on buttons. There should be a traditional network icon drawn in there somewhere. Click on it, plus hold down the Fn key.

You can also try the following option: go to “ Network and Sharing Center"(click on the connection sign with your right mouse button) and on the left side select " Change adapter settings».

In the event that your status is " Wireless connection " marked as " disabled", click on it using the right mouse button, and in the field select " Turn on».

After this, you should see that the sign on the notification panel, which directly characterizes the connection status, has immediately changed. At the same time, you should see active networks, that is, already available for connection.

Now you can choose the one you need and connect. It's that simple.

No connections available

When the traditional red cross icon is lit on the panel, and when you hover over it it says “no connections available,” it means you don’t have access to the Wi-Fi network. Most likely, your router is simply turned off right now. The second option is that there is no network in the area where the laptop is located.

When the network appears, this icon will immediately change, and you will not have any problems connecting.