Turn off intel proset wireless wifi

It looks like waves going upward and has either white bands with a red X off , yellow bands on with no connection or green bands on with a connection. Right-click on the Intel Wireless icon and a popup menu should appear. If the wireless is turned off already, it should look like the picture to the left. Notice the dot next to the WiFi Off.

If it were on, the dot would be to the left of the WiFi On. Click on the WiFi On to turn it on and the popup menu will disappear. Then the bands in the Intel Wireless icon should change to alternating yellow and white bands while it looks for wireless network that are broadcasting as available.

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This software may also apply to Intel Ethernet controllers. Support for built-in network connections is provided by the system or board manufacturer. Intel is a supplier of laptop components and does not manufacture or sell complete laptop systems. See the computer manufacturer's documentation for more information about this switch. The state of the hardware radio switch radio on or off displays in the WiFi connection utility main window and on the Taskbar.

Also note that if you turned off the WiFi radio with the hardware radio switch, then you must turn that switch back on before the WiFi radio will operate again.