Acer laptop wont stay connected to wifi

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I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. I manually installed the os and i checked everything, all of the drivers are okay except for the wireless adapter.

Please help! What can i do? I am not a computer expert. Hi Georgia — do you have a wireless mouse? It can be worth trying changes here. Recently, I seem to just not be able to have wifi. Well, I tried to update to Windows 10 but encoutered some issues with low space amd such so I have up on it and still have 8. And another thing, everytime I restart my pc hoping this will fix the problem , Windows Update pops up and says I need to restart my computer to complete the installation of the updates.

I do that, and nothing happens and the same window pops up saying the same thing again. The best option here, as you had already started the update process, is to try to complete the update to Windows Do you think it will solve the problem? Can you please help me? Sir I have acer aspire e, I have recently upgraded my windows 8.

I have a problem with WiFi connection. I am connected to the network but I am not able to access the internet service and in the icon it shows no internet access.

I am using the same WiFi for mobile phone. Are you able to send emails etc. I have an Acer Aspire P and recently am unable to turn wifi on.

I have hit fn and f3 as in the past, but no luck. Do you have any suggestions? Using wifi i could not connect my acre laptop alone in my hme… other computers and mobiles are connected using same network..

The first things to try with network problems is to plug out your router for a minute or so — then plug back in and test. This reset often works. If not, have you recently installed a security program such as antivirus tool? Sometimes this DNS problem can be seen when more than one of these programs is running.

Thanks for ur rply…. I did not install any AV pgms yet…. Can this issue be driver related? You ever experienced something like this before?

Hi Niel — this sounds like a problem with the charger which is effecting the wireless circuit and stopping WiFi from working. I have an Acer aspire G with a windows My WiFi connection list does not apear. My Wifi key does not turn on the Wifi lamp as well. I checked device manager but I do not see the drive, I installed a broadband wireless drive for windows 8 but it does not install or help.

Also I installed the drive downloader and it checked the drivers. It says that the device associated with the wireless derive Atheros AR5B97 is not connected. Do you mean your wifi connection is not showing in the network list?

Have you tested the WiFi on another device? Did you upgrade to windows 10 or was it pre-installed? Hi I am currently having problems with my acer switch 10E.

I am missing the driver to connect to the Internet and I can not download it as I have no internet could you help me with this problem? Hi Rachel — have you access to another PC to download the Drivers to? You can then transfer them via memory stick or other storage device. Do you know which one is it? Hi Asuna — can you connect to the internet via a wired connection? If so, you can use the software on drivers.

Other than that do you have any suggestions on how I can restore my wireless adapter… I checked device manager and only my Ethernet adapter is present. I think that the button is broken. I can turn it on manually? Please help and sorry for my bad English. Hi, I bought an Acer Aspire E14 for my wife for Christmas, we have literally just taken it out of the box to set up to find that it will not pick up any wifi signal.

The only way it will connect to the Internet is via an Ethernet cable which is pretty ridiculous in Please advise. It may be on one of the function keys or a physical switch on the front or side of the laptop. Im on a acer spire e and was testing internett connection.

We called the provider and he told us to change the computer. How can we fix to the acer also will recive normal internett? We bought the aspire e 15 also at christmas, was working fine connecting and all sudden it will not connect.

What article are you refering to to use. Can you give me the link? We are fustrated also. Hi I have acer aspire es 14 and my problem is,when i connect it on wifi it says limited.. While my other divices connected to the internet and it has an internet access while my loptop has not… How can i fix this problem. Please help me. I downloaded new drivers thought it would solve problem but still no wifi connection.. I have downloaded and installed ALL needed drivers and there is no single unresolved instance in device manager.

It is Enabled. So i have network icon in taskbar with a red x. Am i missing something fundamental? I have checked bios for more options but it is rudimentary at best, no mention of networks other than usual wake-on-lan.

Thank you for your time. Hello, i have this problem with my computer aspire G. I searched up everything that I could to fix the wireless problem. But now it says on the bottom right, no connections available. Even the network adapters, it says its working properly. I have an Acer swift laptop. I took it back to the store numerous times. Each time to be told that it was a driver fault. Every time there is a Microsoft Windows update my wifi driver becomes incompatible and I have to hook it to the modem with an Ethernet cable to be able to get internet to download a new driver.

I install Acer help so I could kept my drivers up to date so this would stop happening. Acer is now the most unreliable hardware I have ever used and I am still continuously sometimes twice a week having to hook up the Ethernet cable to try get the internet. If I had of known of this before I purchased this laptop I would never have bought it. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.

Acer Wireless Networking Not Working? DriversExpert June 17, comments Software Drivers acer , drivers , network , wireless. Problems with Wireless connection on Acer Laptop? Start Download 1.

Problem with the Wireless Connection on your Acer PC To rule out this problem you will need to try to connect using another device. How to enable Wireless Networking on an Acer Laptop In some Acer models you can use a combination of keys on the keyboard to enable or disable wireless networking , in other models there is a wireless switch on the front or side of the laptop.

These are either: A wireless button above the keyboard A toggle slider button on the front or side of the laptop The fn function key pressed in conjunction with another key showing the wireless icon on your keyboard. You have 2 options in updating your Acer Wireless Drivers: you can search for, download and install the Drivers yourself , or you can use a Driver Update Tool to update the Drivers for you and automatically keep all Drivers updated.

Comments Hi I have got a big problem with my wifi, I have done everything in my power but still no look. I have an Aspire R… It seems as though if I use the mouse, or do anything else on the right side facing the system screen in the standard laptop position that my arm or whatever else blocks the WIFI signal or weakens it. Hi, I have the same problem. I hope you can advise Cheers, Maree. Hope these are adequate answers to your questions, Thanks again Maree.

Hi Maree, I think the easiest option if it is not the WiFi Drivers would be to setup your network connection again.

You can do the following to check if you have a wireless adapter installed: 1. Hi, I have an acer aspire E15, it has 3 accounts on it mine, my partners and guest.

How to rectify the problem. Has it recently stopped working? What does the Device Manager show? APK — have you tried entering the password directly into the network properties? Hi Shane — this may be a power management issue.

Hi Javen — have you installed anything recently? Have you tried a reboot? There are two ways to update your wireless network adapter driver: manually and automatically.

Driver Easy will automatically recognize your system and find the correct drivers for it. But with the Pro version it takes just 2 clicks and you get full support and a day money back guarantee :. Then Driver Easy will scan your computer and detect any problem drivers.

Power Management settings for your wireless network adapter relate your WiFi performance to the battery power situation. When your Acer laptop has less power, it may disable your wireless network adapter in order to save power. So you should check and modify the Power Management settings. Then click OK. Your antivirus program may stop your laptop from connecting to WiFi, so you can temporarily turn off antivirus program in your computer, then try to connect to your WiFi.