• MrShankles@reddthat.com
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    2 days ago

    I spent some hours trying to fix my wifi that had suddenly stopped working on my laptop. It was very confusing and I just didn’t understand

    There was a wifi button you could toggle with a function key… it was me

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        Omg, this was common on dell laptops that had the toggle switch on the side, nearly everyone hit it off when putting/removing it from their bags. And would freak the fuck out when they got to the office an hour before everyone else, including IT.

        I hate people. You don’t have to be a computer person, but use some basic troubleshooting and common sense.

        I have a picture saved of a laptop camera with the lens cover open so I can reply to anyone’s ticket saying their camera is “black”.

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        All the help forums I searched to find an answer… and the one that got me was (paraphrasing),

        “Hey, I know this sounds dumb. But do you have a wifi switch maybe? Is it an HP?”

        And it all clicked… along with the issue, as soon as I toggled the switch. A lesson was learned that day lol