Lenovo Thinkpad 430 Cannot Detect Home Wi-Fi After Vacation

[LightUpMyLife]

I just recently returned from vacation from Europe where I took my Lenovo Thinkpad 430. It was working just fine the entire time I was gone where I used a smart phone as a Wi-Fi Access Point to connect to the Internet. Got back home and the thing doesn't even SEE my home Wi-Fi. I can see Wi-Fi connections from my neighbors and other household devices on the list of available networks but my home Wi-Fi does not appear. Tried resetting my home Wi-Fi to no effect. I also used the Windows troubleshooter, and even though it says I am not connected to a network, the first network it shows to attempt to connect to is a smart light bulb with NO internet connectivity.

[Hackoo]

Hit on Windows Button + R to Open the Run Box and copy and paste this command line and hit enter for Network Diagnostics :

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msdt.exe -skip TRUE -path %Windir%\diagnostics\system\networking -ep NetworkDiagnosticsPNI

[thecomputerbride]

(How) did you solve the problem? Was it through the Network Diagnostics in the previous suggestion? I'm sorry I can't help, but since I myself encounter all kinds of issues, I would really appreciate it if you shared the solution.

[LightUpMyLife]

"An error occurred. This troubleshooter could not be launched."

[BC_Programmer]

Are you able to verify that your home Wifi is present at all via another device? eg. Does your phone see it?

[LightUpMyLife]

Yes. My home Wi-Fi works. There is no problem with any other device like my phone, Roku Player, Nintendo Switch, and smart light bulbs.

[Geek-9pm]

Well, it  could be   the endows PC has a hardware failure.   
Do you have another network adapter you can use on your PC?

[LightUpMyLife]

Should I try getting a deeper look at hardware or should I simply just purchase an external Wifi adapter?