why is a red light on my f12 or network button?

[jahron]

I have a red light on my f12 or connection button . plus the computer wont show anything with connect to wifi.

[Riddle_Decipher]

@jahron

Welcome to the HP Forums 🙂 

I would like to take a moment and thank you for using this forum, it is a great place to find answers. 

As I understand there's a red light on your F12/network button & it no longer connects to wifi,

Don't worry as I'll be glad to help, however, to provide an accurate resolution, I need a few more details: 

What is the product number of your device? Use this link to find it: http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03754824 

(Ensure you do not share any of your personal information such as serial, phone number, email ID, etc...).

Did you reinstall the network drivers? or update it from the HP website using a wired internet connection?

While you respond to that, I recommend the below steps:

Go to Device manager > select the WIFI drivers under network adapter> Right click go to properties  > Under properties go to Power Management Tab> Uncheck  "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power". 

If the issue persists, continue with the below steps: 

• If your computer has a wireless key or button on or near the keyboard and the wireless activity light is off or amber in color, then press the key or button to enable your wireless adapter. This key might be the F10 key, F12 key or labeled with a symbol of an airplane. 

• If wireless activity comes on or the activity light turns blue, you have enabled wireless on your system. Try connecting to the Internet again. If problems persist, continue using these steps. 

• If your computer does not have a wireless key or the wireless activity lights remains off or orange then continues using these steps. 

• Click Start, type troubleshooting into the Search field. 

• Select troubleshooting from the search results. 

• Click Network and Internet. 

• Click Internet Connections 

For more details consider using the HP Guided Troubleshooter: 

Click here to access it (simply select your description of the issue from the bottom of the screen to gain access to the next set of steps that should resolve your concern).

Let me know how that pans out

feel free to give me a virtual high-five by clicking the 'Thumbs Up' icon,

followed by clicking on 'Accepted as Solution' as it would help the community gain more knowledge,

And Have a great day Ahead!

[HB25]

L have an HP  Pavilion G7 notebook. It came with windows 8.1 and when windows 10 came out I installed the system orogram.

It is 64 bit with intel3 processor 240Mhz. 6 Gb of ram, My wireless connection went down and the technician Sid it was a software problem, I checked out computer  thru device drivers and other areas and there is no router being picked up. I called ip nd he said I Had no signal and Wi Fi does not show up in in Network and internet settings in settings but I do have ethernet. They are going to replace the router and also I getting a new wireless keyboard and mouse because of HP diagnostics. Now I have always used wireless keyboard instead of laptop keyboard, mY f12 key turns airplane mode off and on, Now should the light on my lap top stay red or will a  new router stop it. I do not know but if I remember right it has always been red on the lap top. Do I have a  problem?

[kevin-t]

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