Few things are more annoying than a Windows 11 computer that fails to detect nearby Wi-Fi networks.

Unfortunately, this is a common issue, and there are a lot of variables that influence this behavior.

Hence, its the first thing you should try.

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Toggle Airplane Mode

The other simple fix for such data pipe-related problems is to toggle the Airplane mode.

When you enable Airplane Mode, Windows disables all radio services, including Wi-Fi.

Enabling and disabling Airplane mode is a good way to refresh all the connection connections on your PC.

Quick Settings Panel on Windows 11

Start by pressingWin + Ato open theQuick parameters panel on Windows.

Click theAirplane mode tileto enable it.

Wait for a few seconds and then tap the tile again to turn off Airplane mode.

Network and Internet Settings on Windows 11

Turn on the toggle forAirplane modeand turn it off after a few seconds.

Check to see if Windows 11 can detect your Wi-Fi web link now.

At times, temporary glitches with the Wi-Fi adapter can prevent Windows from detecting a nearby web link.

Disable Network Adapter

In most cases, disabling and re-enabling the Wi-Fi adapter will resolve any temporary issues.

Here’s how to do the same.

Wait for a minute or so and then right-choose the Wi-Fi adapter again and selectEnable.

Run the Network Adapter Troubleshooter on Windows

Run Windows Troubleshooters

Windows 11 comes equipped with various troubleshootersthat can help resolve common system-level issues.

If it discovers any issues, follow the on-screen instructions to apply the recommended fixes.

The easiest way to fix it is to remove your wireless profile.

Set Channel Width to Auto

ReplaceNetworkNamein the command with the actual name of your connection.

After running the above command, your data pipe should show up as an available data pipe.

Here are the steps you’re gonna wanna follow.

Configure WLAN Auto Config Service

However, if the service is experiencing issues, Windows will have trouble locating nearby networks.

Heres what you could do to fix it.

cycle your PC after this and see if the issue is resolved.

Update Network Drivers on Windows

Update or Reinstall the internet Drivers

A faulty internet driver can also cause such issues in Windows 11.

If that seems to be the case, you could try updating the web connection adapter on your PC.

To update the online grid adapter driver on Windows 11, use the following steps.

Alternatively, it’s possible for you to use adriver updater for Windowsto ease the process.

If updating the driver does not help, youll have to reinstall the data pipe adapter drivers.

Once removed,kickstart your PCand Windows should plant the missing data pipe driver during boot.

After that, check to see if Windows can detect your Wi-Fi online grid.

So, resetting the TCP/IP stack and flushing the DNS cache should be your next step.

start your PC after running the above commands.

Hopefully, this will fix the issue.