I've done the standard steps it asks (switch the router off and on again.). I have run the Win10 wifi troubleshooter. The only thing that has changed is the upgrade to Win 10. This suggests that both the Netgear router and the Broadcom adapter hardware are operating properly. When dual-booted into Linux Mint on the same machine, the wifi connection still works fine. With Win7 before the upgrade, the wifi connection worked fine. The laptop has a Broadcom 802.11n network adapter. But running Win10 now, the laptop "can't connect". The router is a Netgear, again not the latest model. When trying to make a wireless connection, the laptop running Win 10 "sees" the wifi link. Ethernet (which uses a Realtek adapter) works fine, so my internet connection as such is good. ![]() After sluggish boot-up and touchpad issues (raised in separate posts), this one is about wifi connection. ![]() ![]() I had always expected a few glitches after doing an in-place upgrade from Win7 to Win10 (v21H1) on my Samsung RF511 laptop (which is a few years old but in theory capable of handling Win10).
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