{"id":890,"date":"2020-04-15T11:22:25","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T11:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.s-sols.com\/?p=890"},"modified":"2020-04-15T15:05:34","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T15:05:34","slug":"how-to-connect-laptop-netbook-or-pc-to-wi-fi-in-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.s-sols.com\/how-to-connect-laptop-netbook-or-pc-to-wi-fi-in-windows","title":{"rendered":"How to connect laptop, netbook or PC to Wi-Fi in Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  Currently, Wi-Fi is a very common method of communication. It can be found anywhere: cafes, airports, shops, our homes. In our life\u00a0must know <strong>how to connect to Wi-Fi<\/strong>.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>Note. <\/strong>First, make sure <a href=\".\/turn-on-wi-fi-on-laptop\">Wi-Fi is enabled<\/a> on the device.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  The method\u00a0is slightly different from the version of Windows<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"#windows_10\">Windows 10<\/a><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\n  <\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"#windows_8_1\">Windows 8.1<\/a><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\n  <\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"#windows_7\">Windows 7<\/a><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\n  <\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"#windows_vista\">Windows Vista<\/a><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\n  <\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"#windows_xp\">Windows XP<\/a><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\n  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a id=\"windows_10\"><\/a>Windows 10<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  Make sure the adapter is enabled in the system. The adapter icon should not be grayed out. <strong>If not<\/strong>, click the right mouse button on the adapter and select &#8220;Enable&#8221;. If there is no adapter icon, then you need <a href=\".\/turn-on-wi-fi-on-laptop\">to enable Wi-Fi on the device itself<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/data\/content\/post\/solutions\/how-to-connect-laptop-netbook-or-pc-to-wi-fi-in-windows\/windows-10-network-adapter-enable.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of a cell phone\n\nDescription automatically generated\" title=\"windows-10-network-adapter-enable - How to connect laptop, netbook or PC to Wi-Fi in Windows\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  Next, go to Wi-Fi settings and open <strong>the list of available networks<\/strong>.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/data\/content\/post\/solutions\/how-to-connect-laptop-netbook-or-pc-to-wi-fi-in-windows\/windows-10-settings-network-wifi-en.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of a cell phone\n\nDescription automatically generated\" title=\"windows-10-settings-network-wifi - How to connect laptop, netbook or PC to Wi-Fi in Windows\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  In the list select the Wi-Fi network you wish to connect to and enter\u00a0the password if necessary.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/data\/content\/post\/solutions\/how-to-connect-laptop-netbook-or-pc-to-wi-fi-in-windows\/windows-10-wifi-connect-en.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of a social media post\n\nDescription automatically generated\" title=\"windows-10-wifi-connect - How to connect laptop, netbook or PC to Wi-Fi in Windows\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"windows_8_1\"><\/a>Windows 8.1<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  Make sure the adapter is enabled in the system. The adapter icon should not be grayed out. <strong>If not<\/strong>, click the right mouse button on the adapter and select &#8220;Enable&#8221;. If there is no adapter icon, then you need <a href=\".\/turn-on-wi-fi-on-laptop\">to turn Wi-Fi on the device itself<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/data\/content\/post\/solutions\/how-to-connect-laptop-netbook-or-pc-to-wi-fi-in-windows\/windows-8-1-network-adapter-enable.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of a social media post\n\nDescription automatically generated\" title=\"windows-8-1-network-adapter-enable - How to connect laptop, netbook or PC to Wi-Fi in Windows\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  Next, go to settings by pressing Win + C or hold the mouse cursor in the upper-right corner of the screen and <strong>open a list of available networks<\/strong>.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/data\/content\/post\/solutions\/how-to-connect-laptop-netbook-or-pc-to-wi-fi-in-windows\/windows-8-1-settings-network-en.png\" alt=\"A screen shot of a computer\n\nDescription automatically generated\" title=\"windows-8-1-settings-network - How to connect laptop, netbook or PC to Wi-Fi in Windows\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  In the list select the Wi-Fi network you wish to connect to and <strong>enter the<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>password<\/strong> if necessary.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/data\/content\/post\/solutions\/how-to-connect-laptop-netbook-or-pc-to-wi-fi-in-windows\/windows-8-1-wifi-connect-en.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of a video game\n\nDescription automatically generated\" title=\"windows-8-1-wifi-connect - How to connect laptop, netbook or PC to Wi-Fi in Windows\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"windows_7\"><\/a>Windows 7<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  Make sure the adapter is enabled in the system. The adapter icon should not be grayed out. <strong>If not<\/strong>, click the right mouse button on the adapter and select &#8220;Enable&#8221;. If there is no adapter icon, then you need <a href=\".\/turn-on-wi-fi-on-laptop\">to turn Wi-Fi on the device itself<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/data\/content\/post\/solutions\/how-to-connect-laptop-netbook-or-pc-to-wi-fi-in-windows\/windows-7-network-adapter-enable.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of a social media post\n\nDescription automatically generated\" title=\"windows-7-network-adapter-enable - How to connect laptop, netbook or PC to Wi-Fi in Windows\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  Next, <strong>open the list of available networks <\/strong>by clicking the icon in the lower right corner (see screenshots below). In the list select the Wi-Fi network you wish to connect to. Then if necessary <strong>enter the password<\/strong>.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/data\/content\/post\/solutions\/how-to-connect-laptop-netbook-or-pc-to-wi-fi-in-windows\/windows-7-wifi-connect-en.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of a computer screen\n\nDescription automatically generated\" title=\"windows-7-wifi-connect - How to connect laptop, netbook or PC to Wi-Fi in Windows\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"windows_vista\"><\/a>Windows Vista<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  Make sure the adapter is enabled in the system. The adapter icon should not be grayed out. <strong>If not<\/strong>, click the right mouse button on the adapter and select &#8220;Enable&#8221;. If there is no adapter icon, then you need <a href=\".\/turn-on-wi-fi-on-laptop\">to turn Wi-Fi on the device itself<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/data\/content\/post\/solutions\/how-to-connect-laptop-netbook-or-pc-to-wi-fi-in-windows\/windows-vista-network-adapter-enable.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of a cell phone\n\nDescription automatically generated\" title=\"windows-vista-network-adapter-enable - How to connect laptop, netbook or PC to Wi-Fi in Windows\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  Next, <strong>open the list of available networks <\/strong>by clicking the icon in the lower right corner (see screenshots below). In the list select the Wi-Fi network you wish to connect to. Then <strong>enter the password<\/strong> if necessary.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/data\/content\/post\/solutions\/how-to-connect-laptop-netbook-or-pc-to-wi-fi-in-windows\/windows-vista-wifi-connect-en.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of a computer\n\nDescription automatically generated\" title=\"windows-vista-wifi-connect - How to connect laptop, netbook or PC to Wi-Fi in Windows\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"windows_xp\"><\/a>Windows XP<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  Make sure the adapter is enabled in the system. The adapter icon should not be grayed out. <strong>If not<\/strong>, click the right mouse button on the adapter and select &#8220;Enable&#8221;. If there is no adapter icon, then you need <a href=\".\/turn-on-wi-fi-on-laptop\">to turn Wi-Fi on the device itself<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/data\/content\/post\/solutions\/how-to-connect-laptop-netbook-or-pc-to-wi-fi-in-windows\/windows-xp-network-adapter-enable.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of a computer screen\n\nDescription automatically generated\" title=\"windows-xp-network-adapter-enable - How to connect laptop, netbook or PC to Wi-Fi in Windows\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  Next, <strong>open the list of available networks<\/strong> (see the screenshots below). In the list select the Wi-Fi network you wish to connect to. Then if necessary, <strong>enter the password<\/strong>.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/data\/content\/post\/solutions\/how-to-connect-laptop-netbook-or-pc-to-wi-fi-in-windows\/windows-xp-wifi-connect-en.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of a computer screen\n\nDescription automatically generated\" title=\"windows-xp-wifi-connect - How to connect laptop, netbook or PC to Wi-Fi in Windows\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Currently, Wi-Fi is a very common method of communication. It can be found anywhere: cafes, airports, shops, our homes. In our life\u00a0must know how to connect to Wi-Fi. Note. First, make sure Wi-Fi is enabled on the device. The method\u00a0is slightly different from the version of Windows\u00ae: Windows 10\u00ae Windows 8.1\u00ae Windows 7\u00ae Windows Vista\u00ae&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":3265,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[15,621,633,632,12,40],"class_list":["post-890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solutions","tag-connect","tag-laptop","tag-netbook","tag-pc","tag-wifi","tag-windows"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.s-sols.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.s-sols.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.s-sols.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.s-sols.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.s-sols.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=890"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.s-sols.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/890\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.s-sols.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/3265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.s-sols.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.s-sols.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.s-sols.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}