Explore the Help and Support Center

The Windows Help and Support Center offers a special Troubleshooting section just for networking. To access these help pages, click Start, and click Help And Support. Click the Troubleshooting icon, and in the results, locate Networking. The most common network problems are listed, including finding a wireless network, finding computers on a home network, and resolving Internet connection problems.

Troubleshooting Wireless Networks

The Help and Support Center articles are very thorough. For instance, here are just a few of the issues that could make a wireless network unavailable, and the solutions to each are detailed in the Help and Support Center:

  • Wireless is not turned on at the PC.

  • The PC is too far from the ...

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