Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter helps you turn on or off virtual Wi-Fi or wireless network on your Windows computer. However, if you cannot find it or the Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual ...

If WiFi Adapter is disabled, missing or hidden in the Device Manager of your Windows 1/10 computer, resolve the issue successfully using these suggestions.

When it came back up, I found that the network adapter had disappeared from my Device Manager and no wireless connections appeared on my Taskbar.

It doesn't show in Device Manager even if you check View/Show Hidden Adapters. There are other programs that do show the entry; System Informer (formally Process Hacker) can show Ghost adapters under ...