How to Enable 5GHz Wi-Fi On Laptop

I don't think technology is developing so fast. And now we are entering the world of 5G and 6G fast internet. But now the article focuses on how to Enable 5GHz Wi-Fi On Laptop. 

Connecting to 5GHz for the first time

If you bought a new dual-band router that has a 5GHz radio, or it’s your first time putting your router into 5GHz, but your computer does not see the 5GHz WiFi, these fixes may work for you.

You don’t need to try all of them, just work your way down till you find the one that works for you.

1. Check your network adapter capability

One probable reason is that your network card does not have 5GHz bandwidth capability. You could check it by following the steps below.

Click the Start menu.

Press the Windows logo key and R key at the same time.

In the Run box, type cmd and click OK.

On the Command prompt window, type netsh wlan show drivers and press the Enter key.

On the Command prompt window, type netsh wlan show drivers and press the Enter key.

Looking for the Radio types supported section.

If it says that the network adapter supports 802.11g and 802.11n network modes, it means that the computer has 2.4 GHz network capability only.

If it says that the adapter supports 802.11a and 802.11g , 802.11n, and 802.11ac network modes, it means that the computer has 2.4 GHz and 5GHz network capability.

If it says 802.11n 802.11g and 802.11b network modes, it means the computer has 2.4GHz network capability only.

2.Change network adapter mode

If your network card support 5 GHz, then check your network adapter, you may disable 5 GHz in the network adapter by accident. The solution is easy, change your network adapter mode would fix the issue.

Press the Windows logo key and R key at the same time.

In the Run box, type devmgmt.msc and click OK.

Go to Network adapters and right-click on the network adapter. Click Properties

Click Advanced > Wireless Mode > Auto > OK.

Note: Wireless Mode only available for network cards that support 5 GHz. If you can’t find it, it means your network card doesn’t support 5 GHz.

In the Advanced tab, move to Preferred Band, set 5G first, then click OK.

Then you should be able to see 5 GHz.

3. Update Your Driver Laptop

the last way is to update your laptop driver. You can visit the official website from the name of your laptop or several forums about laptops. There are several types of laptops that support 5G features and some do not support 5G internet networks. Hope this article helps, good luck.

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