How to enable network adapter on windows 7

Method 1: "Network and Shared Access Control Center"

The simplest solution of our task is to use the "Network Management Center ..." tool.

1. Pay attention to the system of tray in the lower right corner. Among its icons there should be a wired connection or Wi-Fi element - click on it with the right mouse button and select the option "Network Management Center ...".



2. After starting the snap, use its menu in which to select the "Changing Adapter Settings" position.



3. Select the desired item in the list, click on it with PCM and use the "Enable" item.



Ready - now the network adapter will be active and ready for work.

Method 2: "Device Manager"

In the device manager, you can programmatically enable and disconnect most of the components represented in it, including network connections.

1. Run the required snap-in - for example, simultaneously press Win and R keys, in the window that appears, type Devmgmt.msc request, then press ENTER or OK.

   

   Method 3: Command Input Interface

   The last option to disconnect the adapter is to use the "command line".

   1. To start the tool, we use the search - open the "Start", type the CMD query in the appropriate line, then click on the PCM result and select "Run from the administrator name".

   

   2. Now enter the following command and press ENTER:

      WMIC NIC GET NAME, INDEX

      

      Carefully read the list and remember or write down the number in the "index" column opposite the target device.

   

   3. Next type the following:

      WMIC Path Win32_Networkadapter WHERE INDEX = * number * Call Enable

      Instead of * Number *, enter without stars the value obtained in the previous step.

   

   4. In addition to the above commands, you can activate network adapters using the Netsh utility - enter the query in the interface:

      Netsh Interface Show Interface

      

      Remember the data corresponding to the network device, this time from the "Interface Name" graph - the desired device can be easily determined by the word "disabled" in the Admin State column.

   

   5. Then write the following operators:

      Netsh Interface Set Interface * * Enable interface

      As in the case of a command from step 4, replace * interface * data from step 5.

   

   The "Command Line" is useful to users who for one reason or another can not use previous methods.