Problem: Unable to Connect to Wi-Fi on Windows

Step 1: Check Wi-Fi Hardware

1. Ensure that your Wi-Fi adapter is enabled. You can do this by right-clicking on the network icon in the taskbar and selecting “Open Network & Internet settings”
2. Under “Change adapter options,” right-click on your Wi-Fi connection and make sure it’s enabled.

Step 2: Restart Your Router and Computer

1. Unplug the power from your router.
2. Wait for 10-15 seconds, then plug it back in.
3. Restart your computer.
4. Try connecting to Wi-Fi again.

Step 3: Forget and Reconnect to Wi-Fi Network

1. Open “Settings” and go to “Network & Internet”
2. Under “Wi-Fi,” select your network and click “Forget”
3. Reconnect to the Wi-Fi network by entering the password.

Step 4: Check for Airplane Mode

1. Ensure that Airplane Mode is turned off. You can find this in the Action Center or under “Network & Internet” settings.

Step 5: Run Network Troubleshooter

1. Open “Settings” and go to “Update & Security.”
2. Select “Troubleshoot” and run the “Internet Connections” troubleshooter.

Step 6: Update Wi-Fi Drivers

1. Right-click on the Start button and select “Device Manager”
2. Expand “Network adapters” and right-click on your Wi-Fi adapter.
3. Choose “Update driver” and select “Search automatically for updated driver software”

Step 7: Disable and Enable Wi-Fi Adapter

1. In Device Manager, right-click on your Wi-Fi adapter and choose “Disable”
2. Wait a few seconds, then right-click again and choose “Enable”.

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Step 1: Check Disk Space

1. Open File Explorer and check the available disk space on your system drive (usually C:).
2. If low on space, delete unnecessary files or move them to an external drive.

Step 2: Disable Startup Programs

1. Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager.
2. Go to the “Startup” tab.
3. Disable unnecessary startup programs to improve boot time.

Step 3: Run Disk Cleanup

1. In File Explorer, right-click on the system drive (C:) and select “Properties.”
2. Click on the “Disk Cleanup” button.
3. Select file types to clean up and click “OK.”

Step 4: Update Windows and Drivers

1. Open Settings (Windows key + I) and go to “Update & Security.”
2. Check for Windows updates and install them.
3. Update graphics and other drivers using Device Manager.

Step 5: Check for Malware

1. Run a full system scan using Windows Defender or install a reputable antivirus program.
2. Remove any detected malware or viruses.

Step 6: Adjust Visual Effects for Performance

1. Right-click on “This PC” and select “Properties.”
2. Click on “Advanced system settings.”
3. Under the “Advanced” tab, click on “Settings” under the Performance section.
4. Choose “Adjust for best performance” or customize visual effects.

Step 7: Uninstall Unnecessary Programs

1. Open Control Panel and go to “Programs” > “Programs and Features.”
2. Uninstall unused or unnecessary programs.

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Fix 1 – Automate the Printer Spooler service

You have to automate the Printer Spooler service from the Services utility.

1. At first, press the Windows key+R keys together to access the Run terminal.

2. Then, type “services.msc” and click on “OK“.

This will open up the Services screen.

3. When the Services opens up, scroll down all the way to the “Printer Spooler” service.

4. Just, double-click on the service to access it.

5. In the Printer Spooler Properties window, click on the ‘Startup type:’ drop-down and select the “Automatic” settings.

6. Then, click on “Apply” and click on “OK“.

This will set the Printer Spooler service to run automatically whenever the computer starts up.

Then, restart your computer. When your computer starts up, the Printer Spooler service will also start. Try to print anything.

Fix 2 – Uninstall the printer drivers and printer app

You have to uninstall the printer device from your computer along with all printer-related applications.

Step 1 

You have to uninstall the printer-related softwares, first.

1. At first, right-click on the Windows icon and click on the “Run“.

2. After that, write “appwiz.cpl” and then, click on “OK“.

3. You will see the list of installed apps on the Programs and Features window.

4. Now, right-click on the printer-related software you see in the list, and then click on “Uninstall“.

5. Uninstall all the printer-related software.

Step 2

1. Press the Windows key+X keys together.

2. Then, click on the “Device Manager” to access the Device Manager on your computer.

3. In the Device Manager window, expand the “Print queues” section.

4. Then, right-click on the printer and click on “Uninstall device“. 

5. Finally, click on “Uninstall” to confirm the action.

Then, close the Device Manager window.

After doing all these, restart your computer. Now, Windows will install the default printer driver for your system.

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Steps to Check Your Laptop Battery Cycle Count

Step 1: Launch the Command Prompt.

Press Windows Logo key + R together to open Run Dialog box.

Then, type cmd and Hit Enter key on your keyboard.

Step 2: In the Command Prompt window, Copy and Paste the following code :

powercfg /batteryreport

Hit Enter key.

Step 3: The Battery life report will now be saved to the following path.

C:\Users\%username%\battery-report.html

To access this report:

• Open File Explorer by pressing Win Key + E together.
• Go to address bar and Copy & paste the above path.
• Then, Press the Enter Key.

Step 4: This will open the battery report in the default browser (eg:- Google Chrome) on your system .

You can scroll down to read the rest of the battery report which contains battery capacity and history.

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Method 1: Through System Information

Step 1: Press the Win + R keys together on your keyboard to open the Run command window.

Step 2: In the Run command window, type msinfo32 in the search bar and press OK to open the System Information window.

Step 3: In the System Information window, go to the right side and check for the BIOS Version/Date.

Now that you know the current BIOS version, make note of it to proceed with the troubleshooting process. You can also export the details by clicking on the File tab and then click on Export.

Method 2: Through Command Prompt

Command Prompt is another great way to find out the current BIOS version of your system, instantly and conveniently. For this, you would need to run the Command Prompt in the elevated mode.

Step 1: Right-click on the Start menu and select Run.

Step 2: In the search field, type cmd and press the Ctrl + Shift + Enter keys together to open Command Prompt with admin rights.

Step 3: In the elevated Command Prompt window, run the below command and hit Enter:

systeminfo | findstr /I /c:bios

Wait till it pulls up the BIOS information, that is, the current BIOS version your system is running.

Method 3: Using the DirectX Diagnostic Tool

Step 1: Go to Start and type dxdiag in the Windows search bar.

Step 2: In the DirectX Diagnostic Tool window, under the System tab go to the System Information section and check for BIOS.

Here you will find the current BIOS version running on your system.

Once done, click on Exit to close the tool and proceed with the troubleshooting process with the information. Now that you have the BIOS version information, you can proceed to fix any issues with your Windows 11 PC.

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Step 1: Press the Windows key on your keyboard and type google chrome

Step 2: Select the Google Chrome app from the search results

Step 3: Once Chrome opens up, click three vertical dots (Show more options) present at the top right of the window

Step 4: Then, Select Settings from the list

Step 5: On the Settings page, go to the Advanced option on the left side menu to expand it

Step 6: Then select Languages from the advanced options

Step 7: Under Languages, select Languge from the list to expand it

Step 8: Click Add languages to open the add languages window

Step 9: In the Add languages pop up window, type language name (Eg. English) in the search bar to search for the languages

Step 10: Then, click on the checkboxes of all the languages that you want to add.

Step 11: Finally, click Add button

Step 12: After adding all the languages that you want, click three vertical dots of the language to want as display language in chrome

Step 13: From the small window, click on the Display Google Chrome in this language checkbox

Step 14: Click on the toggle button that says “Offer to translate pages that aren’t in a language you read” to turn it on

Step 15: At last to make changes and reflect on chrome, click the Relaunch button in front of the language you set.

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Method 1: Through Settings Application

Step 1: Right click on the Windows Start Menu icon and click on the Settings option to launch the Settings application. 

                                                         

Step 2: On the left pane of the Settings window, click on Network & internet tile and on the right side of the window, click on the Wi-Fi tile.

Method 2: Through Quick Settings Panel Wi-Fi Icon

At the bottom right corner of your taskbar, click on the quick settings panel icon comprising of the Wi-Fi icon, Speaker icon and Battery icon.

As next, right click on the Wi-Fi icon in the quick settings panel and then click on the Go to Settings option to launch the Wi-Fi Settings window with no delay.

Step 1: On the taskbar, hit the Search icon.

Step 2: Now on the Search bar, type in wifi settings and click on the Wi-Fi settings option from the Best match section. This would instantly launch the Wi-Fi settings window for you.

Method 4: Through Quick Settings Panel More Wi-Fi Settings

Step 1: Firstly, click on the quick settings panel icon located at the bottom right corner of your taskbar. The quick settings panel icon is comprised of the Speaker icon, Wi-Fi icon and Battery icon.

As next, click on the right arrow icon associated with the Wi-Fi icon.

Step 2: Now, under the list of the available Wi-Fi networks, click on the link that says More Wi-Fi settings.

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Method 1: Clear The Browser Cache

Step 1: Open the Chrome browser, and click on the 3 dots present at the top right corner. Click on Settings.

Step 2: Click on Privacy and Security on the left side and click on Clear browsing data which is present on the right side.

Step 3: Now appears a window that has Basic and Advanced options. Click on Basic, select the time range when you want to clear the data, and check all the checkboxes history, cache, and cookies. Then click on Clear data.

Step 4: Also click on Advanced and select the time range when you want to clear the data and check the needed checkboxes as per your requirement and click on Clear data.

Step 5: Now close and re-open the browser and check the performance.

Method 2: Preload pages to load faster

1 – Go to chrome://settings/cookies in Chrome

2 -Make sure Preload pages Option is checked and selected

Method 3:  Remove the Extensions

1. Launch Chrome

2. Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and hit Enter key

3. Click on the Remove button associated with the extensions to remove them one by one from Chrome

4. Confirm the extension removal by clicking on Remove again.

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Method 1: Restart Taskbar Services

In this case, you can restart the Windows Explorer in Task Manager and this will restart the overall services including the Taskbar.

Step 1: Press the Windows key + R to open Run command.

Step 2: Type in taskmgr in the search box and press OK to open the Task Manager window.

Step 3: Under the Processes tab, go to Windows processes and look for Windows Explorer.

Step 4: Select Windows Explorer and click on the Restart button below.

Close the Task Manager window and check if the taskbar shows up again.

Method 2: Repair system files

Step 1: Press the Windows + R keys together on your keyboard to open Run command.

Step 2: In the search box, type cmd and at the same time, press the Ctrl + Shift + Enter keys together to open the Command Prompt window with admin rights.

Step 3: Type the below commands in the Command Prompt in sequence and hit Enter after each one:

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

sfc /scannow

After the commands are executed, close Command prompt and reboot your PC. The Windows Taskbar not working issue should be resolved now.

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Step 1: Search View Network connections in Taskbar search box

Step 2 – Click on View network connection

Step 3: Network Connections window would now open. Here you have to right click on your Wi-Fi connection and then click on the Properties option.

Step 4: In the Wi-Fi Properties window, click on the button Configure under the Networking tab.

Step 5: In the new window that opens up, click on the Advanced tab first.

There will be a section named Property. Click on the property Disable Upon Wired Connect. As next, choose the Enabled option for the drop down list named Value.

Click on OK button once you are done.

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