Your network card is likely fine if the Wi-Fi icon is missing. Use these troubleshooting steps to quickly bring it back.
People love to dunk on onboard Wi-Fi, but it's perfectly usable in most situations. You might avoid it for gaming or home lab transfers, but it's frankly more than enough for video calling, browsing, ...
If your Wi-Fi network adapter isn't waking up or goes missing after waking up from Sleep in Windows 11/10, follow the ...