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Democlis mach

Preferred band option not showing

So my laptop supports both 2ghz and 5ghz wifi but I can't find preferred band option in my network adaptors setting what should I do to run it in 5ghz

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A. User

In the notification area (at the lower right of your screen) right-click on the WiFi symbol and you'll see all the networks that your WiFi adapter can detect. Choose your 5 GHz network, enter its password, and there you are.

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Hi Democlis mach,

I am Dave, I will help you with this.

Open the old Control Panel, set View to icons at the top.

Go to Network and Sharing - Network Adapter settings

Right click your WiFi card device and select Properties.

On the resulting dialog, click Configure and on the next dialog, select the Advanced Tab, is that option not in the list on that tab?

If not, please provide a screenshot of that list.

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I have the same issue. In my Advantage tab, I only see 3

Beacon Interval

Preamble Mode

Wireless Mode

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Hi Dave I only have Three options is their a way to change this

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Please help me ,i am not getting preferred band option

Hi Democlis mach,

I am Dave, I will help you with this.

Open the old Control Panel, set View to icons at the top.

Go to Network and Sharing - Network Adapter settings

Right click your WiFi card device and select Properties.

On the resulting dialog, click Configure and on the next dialog, select the Advanced Tab, is that option not in the list on that tab?

If not, please provide a screenshot of that list.

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Kevin Tran2

I only see three of them and "Preferred Band" isn't there

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matt s4

I’m having the exact same problem, please help show us a way how to enable the preferred band option. We can only see these options:

Beacon Interval

Preamble Mode

Wireless Mode

Every video shows the option list already with preferred band and never these 3 or how to change it. There has to be a way. Thanks

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daniel stoyanov1

Hi, same issue here. Has anyone found a solution yet ?

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Horace Wiggins

What bands are provided by your router? My Linksys provides 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz.

Have you looked at the Control Panel and set up what you want to use? See example image below.

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Last updated April 20, 2025 Views 18,279 Applies to:

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