Re: Windows 8 and wifi

[Paul Ferguson <fergdawgster () mykolab com>]

What is this "Windows 8" you speak of?

- ferg


On 1/23/2014 4:50 PM, Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah wrote:

> Discovered today that, once you turn wifi off on a Windows 8 (or 8.1) machine, it 
> is almost impossible to turn it back on.  For example, on a laptop with a wifi 
> toggle key (toggling the key off to save power or stop broadcasting on a plane), 
> toggling the key back on doesn't necessarily re-enble the wireless network 
>
> In fact, initially I couldn't even remember how I eventually did it.  (And Windows 
> Help was, as usual, no help.)
>
> (And, yes, I know that Win8 has an "airplane mode" setting, but that isn't 
> immediately accessible all the time.)
>
> Finally found that if you go to "Network and Sharing Center," then choose 
> "Change adapter settings," then the "Wi-fi" will show up, and if you 
> right/information/context menu-click on the *icon* (not the box), then you can 
> get to re-enable wifi.

-- 
Paul Ferguson
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