Disabling in Device Manager, may make it completely disappear off of the other list, whereas if you did it by the Settings app, it will simply appear greyed-out.ĭo also note that you will have to select your router's SSID with the new Wifi NIC, and punch in your wifi password again with the new NIC, to make a "Saved Network" setting.Īlso, the FIOS G1100 router (I have one, too), doesn't have the 'best' reputation for wifi speed or coverage, especially the 5Ghz band.Ĭonsider upgrading your router, there was another member here that was fairly impressed with both the speed and range of the TP-Link AX1500 router, which is like $80 at, maybe too. You can also open Settings app, click on Network and Internet, click on the text below that says "Change Adapter Options", it should pop up a window with a list of adapters, and you can right-click on the old Wifi adapter, and select "Disable" from there.ĭo one or the other, not both. ![]() ![]() Or use the "other" internet connection, go to their web site, pull down drivers, and install them.Īnyways, after that, go either directly to Device Manager, Networking, and expand it, and then select the NIC that you want to disable, and right-click it and select "Disable". ![]() ![]() Yeah, unless you're trying to go long distances with a single central router over 2.4Ghz, and even then, speeds are so slow (relative to most customer's internet pipes), that one is better off with Mesh, Moca, or wiring the walls with some Cat6A (or better?).Īs far as installing a PCI-E wifi card, basically, power-down, unplug, insert card, plug in, power-on, if you have an otherwise internet connection, Win10 should pull down some working drivers for the card, if not, hopefully you have a DVD drive and the card came with a driver CD/DVD.
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