“No Internet Secured”? How I Fixed My Dropping Wi-Fi with One Scan

I still remember the aggravation. I was on a video call when my Wi- Fi suddenly disappeared, again. My taskbar blinked that annoying yellow triangle with “No Internet, Secured” written below it. I rebooted my router three times. I ran Windows’ troubleshooter. Nothing helped. 

Until I ran one scan. 

You Shouldn’t Have to Update Your Wi-Fi Driver Manually

Wi-Fi problems are usually assumed to be router-related or the fault of your internet provider. I thought that too. After troubleshooting endlessly, I discovered the true problem was that my network adapter driver was out of date.

Drivers are tiny software packages that allow your PC’s hardware components to communicate with Windows. When these become outdated, your hardware can start to malfunction. Wi-Fi cards can become unreliable. Connections can randomly drop. You might even see that confusing “No Internet, Secured” error.

Updating drivers isn’t difficult. The issue is that doing it manually is cumbersome. Windows doesn’t tell you which drivers need updates. You need to know your exact device model and then search the manufacturer’s website for the appropriate driver updater.

One time, I guessed wrong and installed the wrong driver. That made things worse. 

Is there an easier way? Yes. 

The Tool I Used to Fix My Wifi Not Working Issue

My tech-savvy friend suggested Driver Booster. I had heard of the tool before, but never actually tried it. Trusting a friend in need, I downloaded it, ran the scan, and watched as Driver Booster detected 14 out-of-date drivers on my laptop. One of them was my Intel Wi-Fi adapter driver, which was over two years out of date.

Sure enough, after updating my network driver and rebooting my PC, that pesky “No Internet, Secured” error disappeared. My Wi-Fi has been rock-solid ever since. 

What to Know About Driver Booster 

Driver Booster isn’t my only experience with driver update utilities. There are other options out there. But in my opinion, nothing comes close to Driver Booster when it comes to ease of use and pure utility.

Let’s go over what Driver Booster does, how it works, and why I trust it:

Driver Booster scans your PC for outdated drivers.

It compares your installed drivers to an enormous database of over 8 million drivers and video game components. If it finds a driver in its library that is missing or out of date, it flags it for you to update.

What makes Driver Booster stand out is the size of its driver database. Many driver tools have smaller databases with limited hardware support. Larger databases like Driver Booster’s mean better coverage of more devices, brands, and Windows versions. I have a cheap laptop and a friend with a fancy gaming PC. Both of our drivers were there. 

The scan takes just 30 seconds. Once finished, you are presented with a full list of flagged drivers. Click “Update All” or pick individual drivers to download. Installing them is easy, too. The app’s interface is intuitive and simple to navigate, even if you’re not exactly tech-friendly.

Is Driver Booster Safe? 

I always worry about downloading software onto my PC. There are malicious driver download tools out there. Some are just scams that attempt to install malware onto your PC.

Driver Booster works very cleanly to avoid these problems. Not only does Driver Booster periodically update its entire driver library, but every individual driver goes through Microsoft’s WHQL testing process as well as IObit’s own security verification process.

You can rest assured that any driver you download with Driver Booster has been vetted by two sets of security professionals. Plus, Driver Booster checks to ensure all drivers are digitally signed. Unsigned drivers will be flagged by the program before you download them.

If that doesn’t soothe your security fears, I don’t know what will.

Driver Booster Updates More Than Just Wi-Fi Drivers

I haven’t stopped using Driver Booster just because it fixed my Wi-Fi. That tool solved my original problem, but went on to help me with other issues I wasn’t aware I had.

Not only was my Wi-Fi driver out of date, but my audio driver was too. Sound quality improved immediately after that update. My laptop’s graphics driver is several versions behind. I didn’t notice a drastic difference until after I updated that driver, but some of my programs ran more smoothly.

Driver Booster also found that my Bluetooth driver was missing entirely. No wonder my wireless headphones were failing to pair 50% of the time.

It updates drivers for: 

• Network adapters and Wi-Fi cards 
• Graphics cards 
• Audio drivers 
• Bluetooth and USB controllers 
• Printer and peripheral drivers 
• Chipset drivers 
• Games, including DirectX and Visual C++ packages 

Game packages are important too. Those can become outdated as well and cause errors loading your games, general stuttering, and game crashes. Driver Booster’s library has all of those drivers, too. One app to rule them all. 

Another useful feature is Driver Booster’s driver backup system. Before installing new drivers, Driver Booster can back up your current drivers. I didn’t think much of it at first. That is, until one driver update caused a small glitch with my display driver.

Luckily, Driver Booster made it super easy to roll back to my previous driver. No googling for driver download sites. No digging through Windows restore points. Just two clicks. And my PC was as good as new. 

Get Started With Driver Booster in 5 Minutes

Driver Booster is free to download and use, although there is a Pro Plan you can subscribe to if you’d like more advanced features. For my purposes, the free version was more than enough. And it fixed my No Internet issue. 

Here’s how I use Driver Booster: 

1. Install Driver Booster on a Windows PC. 
2. Open Driver Booster and click “Scan.” 
3. You will be presented with a screen similar to this. Click “Update All” or select drivers individually to update.
4. Once completed, follow any on-screen prompts to restart your PC.
5. Done. That takes me less than 5 minutes. For any Wi-Fi issues you’re experiencing, chances are this is all you need to do.

How Driver Booster Became Part of My Monthly PC Routine

I like to run a Driver Booster scan about once a month now. Updating my drivers has become part of my regular PC maintenance. Cleaning out temp files and checking for Windows updates is a given. But keeping my drivers fresh is just as important.

Drivers don’t usually brake suddenly. Instead, they sometimes act up slowly over time. Or cause strange problems that you wouldn’t intuitively connect to driver issues. By scanning regularly, Driver Booster can catch these problems early. Before they spiral into uncontrollable PC disasters. 

Got bad Wi-Fi? Garbled sound coming from your speakers? Windows feeling sluggish? It could be your drivers. They’re often the culprit for strange computer issues. And yet they’re one of the most overlooked pieces of PC maintenance. Give Driver Booster a try. One scan was all it took to fix my Wi-Fi problem. It may be all you need to.