In other words, after uninstalling windows console 3 (using the install/remove program function from control panel), my wifi was still turned off, and now troubleshooter for the wifi was not working at all. As a matter of fact, after the epic fail, when I did the whole click-on-troubleshooting-so-Windows-can-auto-fix-on-wifi, I got hit with a troubleshoot-is-not-working-for-some-reason-thing. Then I landed upon this glorious thread!! So, I tried it (within hours after I reformatted my laptop), anddd it didnt work. I even reformatted my laptop (fresh Windows 7 and restarted several times to make sure) and somehow I still had this problem from minute 1 even though this was NOT a problem with my last reformat, which I did precisely a year before this (I.e., 4 years running no prob, then reformat and 1 year running no prob, then *facepalm* this prob out of the blue-*shakes head* 'I still don't understand why she broke up with me'). I did lots of research, and like all of you, I tried just a freaking ton of different things and read numerous upon numerous forums, all of which seemed to have the same problem as mine but offered a solution that worked for many, except me. So I have had my Asus X54C laptop for like 5+ years now, and this specific problem became only an issue for me about 5 months ago (like out of nowhere-like 'wait, why are you breaking up with me all of a sudden'-like 'but I dont understand-just tell me why?'. and follow up with a yeah thank youuuu-though my situation is still a little strange. Here's the LV ('Long Version'): Okayy soo, let me start off with THANK YOU!! big_eric. Here's the SS ('Short Summary'): Same exact problem for Asus X54C, tried all solutions, this one worked-but only for external USB wifi adapter, not onboard laptop wifi! Nonetheless, internet is up and running everytime I turn on laptop with usb wifi adapter in, so lots and lots of praises and thanks!!

Wifi adapter keeps turning off