Fastcat

Life is too short to read manuals, plod on aimlessly, much better. Anyway, after much faffing about (trying to get any sort of connection in a steel box that is miles from land is quite problematical at times) my wifi adaptor has decided to make an appearance and is now functioning again. Not sure if I actually did anything but it seems fine now. Thanks again for the assistance, much appreciated.

Thanks for the info; it is a shame that Iobit don't put a warning on not to scan everything when prompted! Resetting the adaptor has no effect. \selecting properties brings up the following messages: Windows has stopped the device because it has reported problems (Code 43) The device cannot start (Code 10) (Operation failed) I uninstalled the adaptor and restarted but that also had no effect. I rolled back to Windows 10 and that didn't fix it. Uninstalled it again and restarted but again no difference. I am going to see if I can connect to my phone's wifi by USB cable and see if I can download the drivers again.

I didn't knowingly go into Smart Defrag, I thought I was in Driver Booster. Driver Booster runs as part of a full ASC scan. I had a wifi problem before I ran anything, that is why I ran it, to try and resolve the problem. I can't update drivers because I can't connect to the internet because I have no wifi. Also, I am on a ship so an ethernet cable won't be long enough :) Network trouble shooter and Driver Booster both came up with error 43 so I guess that is where the problem is. I usually connect wirelessly through my phone as a mobile hotspot (when in range) but I don't know how to connect with a USB cable.

Hi. I ran ASC to see if there were any errors and when Driver Booster finished it came up with the error 43. I tried Windows trouble shooter prior to that but it didn't help. I thought I was contacting Iobit here but obviously got steered in the wrong direction again.

Hi. My HP Omen 17 has lost its wifi completely. Driver Booster scan came up with Error 43 and the statement to contact Iobit so here I am. The only recent change is that updated to Windows 11 the other day but it was fine up until this morning. Obviously, no wifi so no internet so can't download any drivers or programmes. I usually use mobile hotspot to connect; how do I do it by USB to my phone? Thanks. Steve