Window 7 - adapter miniport wifi not in Device Manager.

The WiFi Mini Port adapter is not present in the device under network adapters Manager.

The vwifimp.sys (mini port driver file) is located in c:/windows/system32/drivers

I tried which allows using netsh wlan such displayed everywhere on the internet... does not start.

How is active the pilot, who exist on the pc?

From what I've read, uninstall the wireless card and reboot. The device should then be recognized by the system and re-install the drivers. If you know the wireless adapter model, see mfg website to see if there is anything more recent.

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