I have tried both of the above solutions - neither worked. However, sometimes when I can uninstall the device and when I restart Windows will detect and install it. That typically makes it work for some period of time, then I lose it again. Sometimes just no connections are detected, other times I get the code 10 error back.
Here is something that I just discovered and found peculiar: My wifi only really works when my laptop is positioned a certain way - on my lap and tilted slightly downward to the right. This seems to be the case whether I'm in the same room as the router or the next room. Any thoughts on this? It strikes me as a hardware problem, but I don't want to open it up without some confirmation.
That you very much for your replies and appreciate any further insight.