Question WIFI NOT switching on!!

[Joshua7V]

I have an old HCL Me laptop with i5 3rd gen. I don't use it very often.
Recently I upgraded the ram to 8gb from 4gb. During this time I somehow got a virus the TrojanDownloader:JS/Fakepack.
So for safety reasons I removed the WIFI adapter (hardware). I have successfully removed the virus (it doesn't constantly shut down now)

I tested the laptop without the adapter for a few days. Today I reconnected the same adapter back. Now the WiFi is not switching on.
I tried Uninstalling and Reinstalling Driver.
Disable/Enable.
Reconnecting Adapter.

It's still not switching on. I can't even see available networks.

I'm pretty sure it's a software issue. Let me know what I can do to make this work.

Thanks in advance.

 

[helpstar]

is it recognized by windows in the device manager?

Did you disable it by hotkeys?

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__9HZISUGeg

 

[Joshua7V]

is it recognized by windows in the device manager?

Did you disable it by hotkeys?

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__9HZISUGeg

NO. tried to switch it on via hotkey, but didn't help.

Yes. It is discoverable. I tried Uninstalling Driver and reinstalling. Still no use.

 

[helpstar]

Are you in airplane mode?

Did you restart your system after installing the wifi card back in?

Which windows version are you using?

Try linux live distribution like "Mint" and have a look if it works there

 

[Joshua7V]

Are you in airplane mode?

Did you restart your system after installing the wifi card back in?

Which windows version are you using?

Try linux live distribution like "Mint" and have a look if it works there

No.

Yes. Restarted it twice.

Windows 10.

Will see about Mint.

 

[helpstar]

the antenna cables are connected in the correct spot? If there are two, maybe you switched these?

 

[Joshua7V]

the antenna cables are connected in the correct spot? If there are two, maybe you switched these?

Impossible as one wire doesn't reach the other spot.

 

[helpstar]

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[Joshua7V]

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What can I do now??
Anyone faced this problem??

 

[Joshua7V]

Hi, it suddenly started working again. I tried all your steps.

Thank you for your help.