Solved: Problem with wireless adapter or access point on Windows 10

Oh no! Lose internet connection? 😯 You just notice that you can’t access your wireless network as usual,  and then run the Windows Network Diagnostics, as a result, you see this error saying Problem with wireless adapter or access point. Don’t panic. Usually it’s a easy problem to fix. In this guide, you’ll learn the 2 tried-and-true fixes to solve your problem. Read on and find how…

Try these fixes:

1. Delete your wireless profile
2. Update your wireless adapter driver 

Fix 1: Delete your wirless profile

You may encounter the “Problem with wireless adapter or access point” problem probably due to your corrupted Wi-Fi configuration profile. In this case, you can delete your wireless profile and then reconnect your wireless network to fix the issue. Here you can learn two ways to delete your wireless profile:

Way 1: Using network list

1) Click the Wi-Fi icon on the taskbar. 

2) Right-clik the network your computer is connecting to. Then click Forget.

3) Restart your computer and reconnect to your wireless network. Then check to see if you could access the Internet.

Way 2: Using command prompt

1) Type cmd in the search box from the Start menu. Then right-click on Command Prompt to select Run as administrator.

2) On the open black window, type the following command and press Enter. Note: Please replace the wireless profile name in the command line with your real wireless profile name.

netsh wlan delete profile name="wireless profile name"

3) Restart your computer and reconnect to your wireless network. Then check to see if you could access the Internet. If you still cannot access the Internet, don’t frustrate, make sure move to the next solution.

Fix 2: Update your wireless network adapter driver

You may also face this problem due to the wrong wireless network adapter driver on your Windows 10 computer. You can easily solve it through updating the driver. You can automatically update your network adapter driver to the latest version with Driver Easy.  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.  You can update your drivers automatically with either the FREE or the Pro version of Driver Easy. But with the Pro version it takes just 2 clicks (and you get full support and a 30-day money back guarantee): Note: You need to access the Internet to update your network adapter driver. You can temporary connect your computer to a wired network or use the Offline Scan feature of Driver Easy.  1) Download and install Driver Easy.  2) Run Driver Easy and click Scan Now button. Driver Easy will then scan your computer and detect any problem drivers. Your wrong wireless adapter driver is no exception.  3) Click the Update button next to the fagged network driver to automatically download and install the correct version of that driver (you can do this with the FREE version). Or click Update All to automatically download and install the correct version of all the drivers that are missing or out of date on your system (this requires the Pro version – you’ll be prompted to upgrade when you click Update All). 4) Restart your computer and reconnect to your wireless network. Then check to see if you could access the Internet.

• network adapter
• Windows 10