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On Windows the key was intended to control both wireless and Bluetooth but on Ubuntu the switch key when pressed only enables/disables Bluetooth and the wireless network adapter is absent under network settings too.

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  • Might help if you told the specs of your laptop (including the wireless adapter). Feb 28, 2013 at 0:09
  • of course, lenovo thnikpad edge e430 6172-47g broadcom 802.11 wireless and bluetooth
    – z403
    Feb 28, 2013 at 5:31
  • resolved, I don’t know exactly how but I reinstalled from live usb with update enabled.
    – z403
    Feb 28, 2013 at 6:14

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For me, there was a BIOS setting for the wireless switch. You could choose between "None", "Wifi", "BT", "Wifi & BT". Change it to "Wifi"

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