My Yoga 3 Pro wifi disappeared from the task bar and isn't working at all

Trez_YTR

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My Yoga 3 Pro doesn't show the wifi icon in the task bar. I've ran troubleshoot on it and it told me that there is no driver installed for it. So i went and downloaded the broadcom driver from the Lenovo website and installed it but it's still not working.


I've reset the machine back to its factory settings and it's still not working.


The Yoga 3 Pro is running on Windows 10. I have not used it in the last 4-ish months and I only turned it on awhile ago and that's when there was no more wifi.


Before that, when I was still regularly using it, the machine was perfectly fine. There was no issue with the wifi or anything like that.


Does anyone know a fix for this? Or perhaps it has happened to you?


I definitely would appreciate your help as I need to start using it again.
 
Solution
Try this....

First, make sure your laptop is 'not' connected to the modem/router via an Ethernet cable and follow the steps:

1. Go to "Control Panel".

2. Next go to "Network and Internet" and then "Network and Sharing".

3. Now click on "Manage Wireless Networks".

4. On this screen, remove all wireless connections by "right clicking" on it and select "Remove network" from the drop down menu.

5. After doing this, close the open windows and reboot the computer.

6. Once the computer is fully reloaded, scan for the "Wi-Fi networks".

7. Click on the available network that you want to access and select "connect".

8. It takes a moment, but then you will be asked to give a password for your Wi-Fi connection. Type in the password and...
Try this....

First, make sure your laptop is 'not' connected to the modem/router via an Ethernet cable and follow the steps:

1. Go to "Control Panel".

2. Next go to "Network and Internet" and then "Network and Sharing".

3. Now click on "Manage Wireless Networks".

4. On this screen, remove all wireless connections by "right clicking" on it and select "Remove network" from the drop down menu.

5. After doing this, close the open windows and reboot the computer.

6. Once the computer is fully reloaded, scan for the "Wi-Fi networks".

7. Click on the available network that you want to access and select "connect".

8. It takes a moment, but then you will be asked to give a password for your Wi-Fi connection. Type in the password and click the "connect" button.

It should now be connected.

NOTE: If this doesn't work, you may want to reset your modem/router, and then once it is fully loaded again, repeat the above steps.

If this doesn't work, test seeing if your laptop will connect via Ethernet. If so, then your WiFi card may be going. You can either look to replace it/have it replaced, or get an external (plugs in via USB) WiFi card.
 
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