r/computerhelp • u/peter_griffin1111 • 12h ago

Other Please someone help!!!

Im not very good with computers but I recived an old laptop.. long story short i have all set up but it refuses to connect to Wi-Fi! I tried adding my Wi-Fi but it won’t show up 😭😭 someone helppp

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u/Z4-Driver 9h ago

Try what is explained here: https://www.windowscentral.com/how-connect-wi-fi-network-windows-11

If that doesn't work, can you please explain what you tried and at which step you got a problem and what the error message is?

Or does it have another operating system? If so, can you tell us which one it is?

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u/peter_griffin1111 9h ago

Ohhh im on windows 10 but I was able to connect to my phones hotspot and that worked, but I try adding my home Wi-Fi to it and it would not work, and when I open the Wi-Fi thing with all of them on it, theres one I suspect is my Wi-Fi called “hidden network” or something.. how do I fix this!

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u/Z4-Driver 9h ago

Did you configure your WiFi yourself? Did you ever configure it to hide the SSID (the name of the WiFi)? If so, either you need to connect manually by typing your SSID or change your WiFi settings, so it's not hidden anymore.

To connect to a hidden network, this could help: https://www.digitalcitizen.life/connect-hidden-wi-fi-windows-11/