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Silkcat
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Mar 13, 2026

My Wifi Adapter had Suddenly Disappeared

I have Windows 11 on a Dell Inspiron laptop. All of a sudden my Wifi adapter is gone. It was working fine last night and when I woke it up this morning, no Wifi adapter available, only Bluetooth. I have been using a Qualcomm adapter for years without any problems.

I have searched Device Manager and no wireless adapters there, it's listed in the program list in Control Panel. I had uninstalled and reinstalled it, no change. 

Any suggestions/comments on how to get it back will be much appreciated.

Thank you.