In my laptop WiFi icon is missing.

Suresh Krishnamurthi 0 Reputation points
2026-10-09T10:23:23.7633333+00:00

I having Dell Inspiron 13 5379 laptop with windows 11 professional

I have verified the device manager network adapter is working fine.

But WiFi symbol is not visible in the task bar and network setting.

Windows updates are updated.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Internet and connectivity
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  1. Suresh Krishnamurthi 0 Reputation points
    2026-10-10T08:30:00.0666667+00:00

    Still not showing the Wifi Icon in laptop

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  2. DaveM121 938.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-10-09T13:31:29.4666667+00:00

    Thank you for that information.

    Click your Start Button, type cmd and choose Command Prompt

    Run this command and hit Enter:

    ipconfig /flushdns

    Run this command and hit Enter:

    ipconfig /registerdns

    Run this command and hit Enter:

    netsh winsock reset

    Run this command and hit Enter:

    netsh int ip reset

    Close Command Prompt

    Open the Settings App

    Go to Network and Internet - Advanced Network Settings.

    Click the Network Reset button

    Wait for your PC to automatically restart after 5 minutes, do not manually restart your PC.

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  3. Suresh Krishnamurthi 0 Reputation points
    2026-10-09T13:28:58.17+00:00

    I did the above steps already and still not working.

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  4. Suresh Krishnamurthi 0 Reputation points
    2026-10-09T13:20:04.3533333+00:00

    I have reinstalled the driver even though it icon is not appearing in the task bar.

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  5. DaveM121 938.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-10-09T10:55:02.7566667+00:00

    Please provide some more details on your system.

    1

    Right click your Start Button and open Device Manager.

    Expand the 'Network Adapters' section.

    Please provide a screenshot of that full Device Manager window.

    2

    Click your Start Button, then just type msinfo and press Enter, please provide a screenshot of the resulting System Information window.

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