- 1). Open the "Start" menu on the toolbar on the bottom of your screen and select "Control Panel."
- 2). Select the "Performance & Maintenance" option and scroll to the bottom of the window.
- 3). Click on the "System" icon and select the tab labeled "Hardware" to bring up the hardware controls.
- 4). Open "Device Manager" and cycle through the Network Adapters list for the available network devices in your computer.
- 5). Look for a device called Wireless NIC, or Wireless Network Interface Card. If you find the file, your laptop is wireless. If not, you do not have wireless capabilities.
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