Reboot, No wifi adapter showing any connections. Went to another laptop and downloaded the correct drivers for the specific laptop installed rebooted and still no adapter. Last resort I reinstalled windows while keeping files. let it run came back the next morning and still the airplane mode is on and there is no wifi adapter.
If not, you will probably have to replace the card. Depending on the specific model g6 notebook you have, you may have to replace the wifi adapter with the exact same model and part number, or the BIOS will reject it and the notebook will not boot up until the unsupported wifi adapter is removed.
I am using HP Envy notebook with pre installed Windows 10. 2 Days back after usual windows update my wifi stopped working. On restart wifi available networks disappeared and upon checking device manager i realized that the driver for Realtek RTL8723BE 802.11 bgn is not working. Therefore it is not recognizing the adapter. Open Terminal again and enter the following command: sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source broadcom-sta-common broadcom-sta-source firmware-b43-installer. After the package installation is complete, reboot. Open Additional Drivers. Enable the Broadcom STA driver. Your Wifi should now be active and functional. Right-click on your WiFi adapter and select Disable device on the resulting dropdown menu. Wait for some time and right-click the WiFi adapter. On the resulting drop-down, click on Enable device If the problem continues, then perform all the prescribed steps from this link: The wireless card is not showed in the Device manager. Resolution. See possible solutions below: Enable Wireless adapter in BIOS. Set BIOS settings to defaults. Install wireless driver. Perform a Windows update. Reset network in Windows® 10 and winsock data. Re-install operating system.All went Ok appart from the fact that I cold not switch the WiFi on via the F12 button (with or without the Fn button or the Ethernet cable connected or not). It just turned the 'Airplane Mode' on / off. I even created a media disk and did a clean install, no difference. I eventually solved the problem by starting the laptop using the 'Web
If no, that means you have to change (a) power management option to allow wireless ON when close the lid or (b) do not put your computer go to sleep when close the lid. The following steps may help: - now you can see what you need to do. (b) Power option, when close the lid do nothing. .