Driver installation issue for MSI WiFi card.
Driver installation issue for MSI WiFi card.
I obtained a new USB adapter mainly because it included built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, but the Wi-Fi driver failed to install. Now I can connect to networks using the internal module without issues. It doesn’t appear in Device Manager either. The hardware is an MSI Pro B650M-A Wifi board. All other drivers from MSI’s site worked without problems, yet the Wi-Fi installer keeps showing “no suitable drivers.” It just says that. I also can’t see it as a network adapter in Device Manager, even after checking hidden devices. It didn’t appear until after I manually installed the driver via Device Manager using the .inf file. Still no improvement. My antennas are in, but I’m unsure why it’s not visible, particularly since Bluetooth functions correctly. Any suggestions? Right now I’m relying on a USB adapter, but it’s not ideal. PC specs: CPU 7800x3d, RAM MSI Pro 650M-A, GPU 3070, Power Supply Gigabyte 850+Gold, CPU cooler Be quiet pure loop 280, Storage 2TB Crucial P3 M.2, and 2x500GB SATA SSDs.
It might be that your Wi-Fi card isn't enabled in the BIOS settings. Windows Update should have resolved the problem and installed the driver from Microsoft's catalog.
Hi, I faced a similar problem with my MSI device. Once I updated the BIOS, I had to enable it within the BIOS settings as well. After that, everything worked perfectly. Let me know if you need more details.
You've already tried reinstalling the latest drivers and enabled Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, but the issue persists. The driver installation is still failing with the same error.
I used to think this would help, but it might not be the best option. It could point to a corrupt file. Have you tried running the sfc command to check for issues? If not, you might need to run your command prompt as an administrator. Then execute sfc/scannow—it's a last resort, but I'm trying it without being able to access the machine directly. Make sure all programs are closed, as it may take some time. If it reports success, restart the PC and retry downloading the drivers. If it shows an error code, proceed accordingly.
Recent update, I reinstalled Windows. First, I opened Device Manager and saw the hidden devices—probably the built-in Wi-Fi. Then I tried installing drivers again; this time I clicked Install and it finished successfully. I thought my issues were resolved, but they didn’t. I restarted the computer, but that didn’t help. Later, I checked the BIOS settings and confirmed it was enabled. Still, nothing worked. This means when I look at the Device Manager properties, it says 'Not connected to the computer,' which doesn’t make much sense. Thanks.
Seems like it worked after figuring it out. Just a few extra steps were needed—like opening files and pulling in the .cab file. I’m still puzzled about why it didn’t show up in Device Manager, but it’s now functioning much better than the old USB/WiFi adapter.