Looking for the HP WiFi driver for your Windows PC? If your HP laptop or desktop can’t connect to WiFi, keeps dropping the connection, or doesn’t detect your wireless adapter, a missing, outdated, or corrupted WiFi driver could be the cause.
In this guide, we’ll show you two ways to download and update your HP WiFi driver.
Try these methods to update your HP WiFi driver
You don’t need to try them all. Just choose the method that works best for you.
Method 1: Download the WiFi driver from the HP website
You can download the wireless adapter driver from the HP website. To do so:
- Go to the HP Driver Download page. Enter your product or model name to find your device.
- Select your Windows version if prompted.
- Scroll to the Driver – Network section and download the latest Wireless LAN driver.
🔔 HP may provide wireless adapters from different manufacturers, such as Intel, Realtek, MediaTek, or Qualcomm. If you’re unsure which driver to download, right-click the Start button and select Device Manager, expand Network adapters, and check your wireless adapter’s name.
- Open the downloaded installer and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
- Restart your computer if prompted.
Method 2: Update your WiFi driver automatically
If you don’t want to spend time identifying your HP model, wireless adapter, and Windows version, you can use Driver Easy to automatically find and update your WiFi driver.
Driver Easy will automatically recognize your system and find the correct drivers for it. You don’t need to know exactly what system your computer is running, you don’t need to risk downloading and installing the wrong driver, and you don’t need to worry about making a mistake when installing. Driver Easy handles it all.
- Download and install Driver Easy.
- Run Driver Easy and click the Scan Now button. Driver Easy will then scan your computer and detect any problematic drivers.
- Click the Activate & Update button to update your wireless adapter driver. Or click the Update All button to automatically update all the drivers. (This requires the Pro version — you will be prompted to upgrade when you click Update All. You get full support and a 30-day money-back guarantee.)
- Restart your computer to apply the changes.
Keeping your HP WiFi driver up to date can help resolve wireless connection problems and improve compatibility with Windows. If you’re experiencing WiFi issues on your HP laptop or desktop, try updating your WiFi driver first. If you still don’t have Internet after the driver update, follow this guide to troubleshoot WiFi Connected But No Internet on Windows.
