Wireless icon missing in windows 10

[4790k970]

Hello everyone. I just got my first PC today and I'm a bit of noob. I tried to connect to the internet but noticed that there simply was no option to connect to a wireless network. A wired network works fine though. I checked on the internet and I can't seem to find any solution. I am at my wits' end please help. Thanks a lot guys.

edit: I have a gigabyte z170x gaming 7 as my motherboard. http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5481#ov

 

[Epsilon_0EVP]

Did you install the drivers for the wireless card? Does it show up properly in Device Manager?

 

[SkyNetRising]

Does your computer have a wireless network card? or at least antenna sticking out of it's back?

 

[mcnumpty23]

if you are connected by ethernet it wont show the icon even if you also plug in a wireless adapter

left click the icon to the left of the volume icon available wireless networks will pop up

 

[4790k970]

Did you install the drivers for the wireless card? Does it show up properly in Device Manager?

It doesn't. It only shows intel ethernet connection and the gigabyte killer ethernet (a feature of my motherboard). No wireless adapter.

 

[4790k970]

Does your computer have a wireless network card? or at least antenna sticking out of it's back?

I have this mobo http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5481#ov when I asked the shopkeeper he said it had a network card. And no, I don't see any antenna.

 

[4790k970]

if you are connected by ethernet it wont show the icon even if you also plug in a wireless adapter

left click the icon to the left of the volume icon available wireless networks will pop up

I am connected to the ethernet now but even when I wasn't there was no wireless connection icon. Thing is, if i go to network settings there simply is no wi fi option. There's only data usage, VPN, dial-up, ethernet and proxy.

 

[SkyNetRising]

How do you imagine to connect to wireless networks without a wireless network card?
If you realy need to connect to wireless networks, then go and get wireless network usb adapter or PCIE card.

But anyway wired connection is far superior to wireless connection (considering stability and speed).

 

[4790k970]

How do you imagine to connect to wireless networks without a wireless network card?
If you realy need to connect to wireless networks, then go and get wireless network usb adapter or PCIE card.

But anyway wired connection is far superior to wireless connection (considering stability and speed).

wait a moment, how does this work? I thought I had a wireless network card in my mobo. My laptop didn't require any other device to connect to wi fi. Thanks for answering so fast btw.

 

[4790k970]

Ok guys I think I got it now. I thought my mobo had wi fi built-in. It doesn't. I'll need to get A wi fi card or a us to wi fi dongle. Which one do you guys recommend?

 

[Tradesman1]

I prefer the USB as the wifi cards normally have antenna out the back which can be interfered with by all the power cables (tower, monito, speakers, printer, etc), plus you can always add a USB cable whoich allows to move it around for better reception depending on location

 

[Epsilon_0EVP]

That being said, I have never had a single USB WiFi dongle that performed anywhere near adequately, while I've never had any issues with the PCIe card in my machine. You can also get extensible antennas for PCIe cards, as long as they have the standard threaded mount. My evidence might be rather anecdotal, but I'd never even consider a USB WiFi card anymore.

 

[mcnumpty23]

i prefer usb with a removable antenna

usb for the reasons tradesman1 gave and removable antenna just in case you need to upgrade the antenna