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[Greenveg]

Hi, I have a desktop PC, running with Windows 10 - 64 bit. It does not have built in Wi-Fi, so I use an ethernet cable. I want to adapt it to WI- FI. I am an elderly person, and I am looking for something that is not complicated to use.

[RollingJ]

The only way I am aware of to convert a desktop PC to run wirelessly is to install a Wi-Fi card to the inside of the machine, which is not always possible on pre-built units due to lack of space.

 

Which desktop do you have - make and model, and do you know anyone with the skill to do the job, if it is possible?

[Dromedary]

39 minutes ago, Greenveg said:

Hi, I have a desktop PC, running with Windows 10 - 64 bit. It does not have built in Wi-Fi, so I use an ethernet cable. I want to adapt it to WI- FI. I am an elderly person, and I am looking for something that is not complicated to use.

It is possible to get a simple USB Wi-Fi dongle that just plugs into a spare USB port. Something like this would do and they are fairy easy to setup as Windows should just install the drivers for it.

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Maxesla-USB-Wifi-Dongle-Compatible/dp/B08GS4PX13/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=wi+fi+dongle&qid=1638795851&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyN1lJRUtDUFdIUTJUJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNDY4NzY5MVpDOEo5NE81SE4xSiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNTE0MDA0MzBJMDA4NzRONlpQRiZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

 

The smaller and cheaper ones that have no aerial also work but tend to be a bit limited in range and speed.

[RollingJ]

@DromedaryGood thinking - I'd totally forgotten about those, its a long time (9/10 years?) since I used a desktop.

[alchresearch]

This is what you need if you want to go down the USB wifi route:

 

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/3389780

 

But how about powerline adaptors?   

[fools]

You need a usb wireless adapter (not an internal wifi card, or a powerline adapter).

 

Curry's sell them from £6.99 upwards.