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The thread discusses whether to disable the internal Wi-Fi on a Windows 7 laptop when installing a USB Wi-Fi adapter. The original poster asks if disabling the internal Wi-Fi is necessary, and a responder suggests disabling it via the Device Manager and BIOS to prevent potential interference. The overall advice indicates that disabling the internal Wi-Fi may be beneficial to avoid signal conflicts, especially if proximity interference becomes an issue.
The thread discusses whether to disable the internal Wi-Fi on a Windows 7 laptop when installing a USB Wi-Fi adapter. The original poster asks if disabling the internal Wi-Fi is necessary, and a responder suggests disabling it via the Device Manager and BIOS to prevent potential interference. The overall advice indicates that disabling the internal Wi-Fi may be beneficial to avoid signal conflicts, especially if proximity interference becomes an issue.
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Nelson;
Hello and welcome to the forum.
I assume you are adding one, because the integrated one does not work any longer?
If so;
click the start orb
type
device manager
hit enter
expand network adapters
select then right click the integrated wireless adapter and choose disable
Boom, done.
You might also want to spend some time in the BIOS and see if there is anything available that looks like enabled/disabled relative to that device.
Regards
Randy
Hello and welcome to the forum.
I assume you are adding one, because the integrated one does not work any longer?
If so;
click the start orb
type
device manager
hit enter
expand network adapters
select then right click the integrated wireless adapter and choose disable
Boom, done.
You might also want to spend some time in the BIOS and see if there is anything available that looks like enabled/disabled relative to that device.
Regards
Randy
thanks for the quick reply. followed steps up to disable just to see if i could follow steps. my question now is it necessary to disable the intergrated wifi because it will interfere with the usb wifi adapter i want to install.
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Noob Whisperer
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Proximity interference could likely be a concern. You'll want to make sure that you use a different channel for both and ideally it would be nice if they used different frequencies say 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz if it's possible to force one to use the other.
Additionally you might consider using a USB extender cable to give the two some physical distance.
Give it a try and let us know how you make out.
Regard
Randy
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