It's still downloading windows updates - no restart yet, but some have completed and the laptop can now see my wifi. Trying to work out which update achieved this. There are a few updates that look like Intel Firmware.
Just recording this in case anyone else tries to install on the same laptop (HP Spectre X360 13-4007na)
These are the completed updates so far, so it's one of these that allowed the wifi to be found:
Update for Windows Security Platform KB5007651 (Version 10.0.27703.1006)
HP Development Company LP - System 7.0.22.3
2023-11 Update for Windows 11 Versions 23H2 for x64 based systems (KB4023057)
Intel Corporation Bluetooth 20.100.7.1
Intel - net - 9/3/2018 12.00:00AM 18.33.14.3 (Note: this is a wifi driver not available on the HP site or Intel site - later than the one from first install)
Intel Corporation System 10/27/2016 12.00:00AM 1.1.1.22
HP HIDClass 5/10/2018 12.00:00AM 2.1.4.1
Cumulative update for .NET framework 3.5 and 4.8.1 for Windows 11 version 23H2 for x64 (note - not sure if this completed before or after wifi appeared)
It would seem fairly logical that it's the later wifi driver that did the trick but I suspect it was a combination of things, including firmware. Most of those updates aren't on the HP Driver page. I also think it might have needed the .net framework update for the driver to work (as one of the other drivers I tried said it needed a .net framework update).
It used between 4.5 to 5gb of mobile date before I could connect to wifi.
I now need to ask
@Ghot how to extract all these drivers and save them for future use (
@Ghot you told me once before and I've forgotten! Also will it also extract the firmware?)
Nothing wrong with either router. It took me ages to get the Asus router working with the Starlink one so I'm loathe to tinker with it as it's all working perfectly well with all other computers, smart devices etc. And I don't want to have to start re-setting Alexa, ring doorbells etc as well. I'd be messing about for days! Although I may have to if ethernet doesn't do it.
