How to turn on the wifi on gateway nv53 laptop

If it's a recent model it may have either a physical switch (usually on case edge, side or front) or via an Fn key combination (sometimes one of the Fn keys has a little antenna symbol).

Otherwise read the manual -- older models tended to leave wireless on by default but it could be switched off in Windows.

thanks a lot fihart. you're right. it was there all along under the screen. now i know what that button is for. great tip.