Script at logon to toggle wireless radio

[sebster]

Hello,

 

We are looking for a way to trigger the wireless radio to on at logon to address issues were the wireless was turned off.

A powershell script or batch file.

 

The closest we have found is a Lenovo executable TpFnF5.exe with the /allon switch but we would prefer a Microsoft solution.

 

Any ideas?

[BKGarry]

Welcome to Edugeek

 

Is this because there is a hotkey to disable the wireless?

 

With it being driver based you can disable it via GPO, there is a post about it here

 

http://www.edugeek.net/forums/windows-10/192737-solved-disabling-airplane-mode-wireless-buttons-without-bios-settings.html

[sebster]

The problem is that I suspect students are toggling the wireless radio in the Windows notification panel or disconnecting the configured wireless from the panel.

They don't use the hotkeys

[BKGarry]

I disable both of those for student users, is there a specific reason you are keeping those there?

[sebster]

It was a way for us to quickly intervene when there are issues but I guess I could disable the notificaiton panel.

There might other ways the wifi could be diconnected but I would venture most of the time it occurs there.

[HPlum78]

First thought would be get-netadapter from memory this cmdlet returns state I would guess that there is a set-netadapter. Need to take a closer look but it's a starting point.

[sebster]

set-netadapter (as is netsh) is more geared towards the hardware component (disabling adapter, etc). The radio toggle is more software based.

[HPlum78]

Yeah you are indeed correct now I have had a poke around I concur, my next thought is the management instrumentation. Will have a look at that shortly.

[HPlum78]

http://Https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/desktop/cimwin32prov/win32-networkadapter