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Intel 9260 not showing up in device manager

MEast6
Beginner
‎01-04-2020 05:44 PM
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Hi, today i logged into my pc running windows 10 and the wifi isnt working, adaptor not showing up in device manager, ran installation for new driver but saw no change. Any ideas what i can try?

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AlHill
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‎01-04-2020 06:27 PM
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Download, run, and ATTACH (using the paperclip) the results of this utility:

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/25293/Intel-System-Support-Utility

 

Then, an Intel support engineer can assist you.

 

Doc

 

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MEast6
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‎01-04-2020 06:40 PM
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Here is the attached result, the network adapter it lists is an ethernet adapter, so I'm guessing the tool didn't recognize the wifi adapter either. I ran

netcfg –s n

in elevated command prompt and it lists Intel(R) Wireless-AC 9260 though

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MEast6
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‎01-04-2020 09:08 PM
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FIXED: I had to unplug my computer and plug it back in 🐸

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