Update made wifi adapter disapear

A recent update removed my internet connection. My wi-fi adapter is no longer visible, only Bluetooth. I can still see the adapter in Device Manager, but not in Network Connections.

I am using an Intel Compute Stick, running Windows 10 Home 32 bit on a x64 processor. The recent update took me to v.1803, OS build 17134.137. However, I tried doing a restore, so now it is v.1709 OS build 16299.431. The restore did not help.

I saw one recommendation that this can be caused by power management. The compute stick has no battery, but I did confirm that it is set to "Maximum Performance - No Power Savings". In Device Manager it says the current power state is D0, or fully on.

Troubleshoot did not uncover any issues. However, when I opened the details, it only checked the Bluetooth connection.

Again the device manager says WAN Miniport (IP) is working properly, and claims it has the right driver.

What should I check next?

Someone said I should try the command prompt "netcfg -d" and a restart. The command generated a bunch of errors. I restarted anyway. There was no change.

I clicked uninstall on the WAN Miniport (IP). It disappeared from the Device Manager. I restarted. It did reappear in the Device Manager, but it is still not visible in Networks. There is still no wi-fi.

I thought it might be a driver issue, so I downloaded ndistapi.sys and ndiswan.sys to a thumb drive. When I tried copying from the thumb drive to the drivers folder, it said I needed permission, even after I hit the administrator button. I took control of the folder, and it still said it.

Thanks for your help thus far. Any other suggestions?

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Issues with Intel Compute Sticks and the Windows 10 Creators Update | Rise Vision | Community

Good to know this problem is endemic to Compute Sticks.

I followed the directions to completely reset the wi-fi adapter, per your link. It claimed this would cause the adapter to appear in the device manager, but showing that the driver needed reset. It did not. I tried having it update drivers off the USB stick anyway. This did not work.

When I open Network status, it says the wi-fi adapter is disconnected. Device Manager says it is working normally.

*sigh* I hope I don't have to reinstall windows.

Well, I made an installation USB and reinstalled windows. The problem persists! I can still see the adapters in device manager, but not in the networks.

Here is a more recent link.

Cannot Connect to Wireless Network

Ben