What is this "Windows 8" you speak of? - ferg
On 1/23/2014 4:50 PM, Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah wrote: > Discovered today that, once you turn wifi off on a Windows 8 (or 8.1) > machine, it > is almost impossible to turn it back on. For example, on a laptop with a > wifi > toggle key (toggling the key off to save power or stop broadcasting on a > plane), > toggling the key back on doesn't necessarily re-enble the wireless network > > In fact, initially I couldn't even remember how I eventually did it. (And > Windows > Help was, as usual, no help.) > > (And, yes, I know that Win8 has an "airplane mode" setting, but that isn't > immediately accessible all the time.) > > Finally found that if you go to "Network and Sharing Center," then choose > "Change adapter settings," then the "Wi-fi" will show up, and if you > right/information/context menu-click on the *icon* (not the box), then you > can > get to re-enable wifi. > -- Paul Ferguson PGP Public Key ID: 0x54DC85B2 _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
