wireless system tray icon disappears when the wired connection is present

When I plug in ethernet, the wireless icon disappears in the system tray.  Sometimes I connect to a Wi - Fi, and at the same time.

Is there a way to make it stay put?

Hello

It is not possible to show the two notification icons when you connect to a Wi - Fi network and at the same time in the system tray.

When you connect to a wired connection, it will display the wired connection icon and if you connect to the internet wireless, it will display an icon of wireless connection. Both will appear in the same time.

However if you have connected both cables and wireless Internet, it will show you one of the two icons based on the priority that you have set.

We can change the priority of the network connections and make them follow an order of desired connection. You can make Windows 8 use wired connection instead of wireless. When you start your laptop, if there is a wireless connection, your Windows laptop will connect to the Wi - Fi connection. Even if you connect to a wired connection, usage will continue to be the Wi - Fi connection. This is because, when more than one network connection is available, Windows uses the one with the lowest metric value.

To change the priority of network connection, follow the steps.

a. press the Windows key + C.

b. Select Search and then type network connections.

c. now, click the ALT key to open the convening of Menu bar. Click on advanced settings. This will open the properties box.

d. under the tab cards and links, you will see the list of connection and Windows services related to the order in which they are consulted by network connections and others. The default value is Wi - Fi, Ethernet, and then remote access. The network connections service manages objects in the network and remote access connections folder, in which you can view the local area network and remote connections. Using up and down arrows, you can change their order and set it according to your priorities. When you change the setting as shown above and make Ethernet as first choice, your laptop will use the wired connection first by choice.

e. click OK and the output.

Your Windows PC will now follow this order of priority when the detection of the available network connections.

Hope this information is useful.

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