No WIFI on left hand pane in Network

WIFI no longer appears on left-hand pane in Network. How do you get it back? WIFI doesn't appear as a selection in Interface. and hitting + button doesn't show it either. Wireless symbol is grayed out at top of screen. Only options there are Turn WIFI off, Join other Network, or Open Network Preferences.

iMac 21.5", macOS 10.15

Posted on Apr 26, 2020 11:51 AM

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Posted on Apr 26, 2020 12:17 PM

Boot into Safe Mode (How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support) by booting with the Shift key held down and check there to see if the problem persists.  Reboot normally and test again.

NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 10 minutes as it's doing some system cache cleaning, volume verifying and directory repairing. 

If it still isn't available in the System preferences download and apply the macOS Catalina 10.15.4 Combo Update. Then see if it's returned.


 




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