Wireless capability won't turn on

[perry1j]

Hello Guys am Daniele from Ghana I have an HP probook 6455b laptop but I have a problem with my wireless and I need help from above

[mircl]

Problem:

I struggled with the same problem for 2 years with my hp6530: the wireless kept getting deactivated after startup (and somehow I managed time and again to get it working again, without knowing how).

Solution:

the wireless button is NOT an F key; it is the actual little light "|"which is orange when deactivated. You should not touch any F key; you should touch the light which is ABOVE the F key.

Comment:

Now I could write a lot more about programming trolls who develop a system which 1. ignores usual user behaviour, thereby also ignoring an issue which, judging by the sheer number of help requests on the internet, causes much grief; 2. attribute a function to a button which is easily touched unintentionally and 3. completetely fail to advise users of their weird solution....

PS @WEB-ADMIN: I´ve posted this answer in several threads because the issue really annoyed me and I want other users to be able to find the solution quickly.