Realtek Rtl8723ae Wireless Lan 802.11n Pci-e Nic Windows 10 Driver
The RTL8723AE was no longer a network interface. The firmware had corrupted. The failed transistor was acting as a logic gate it was never designed to be, bridging the RF receiver directly to the PCI-E command buffer. The card wasn’t scanning for 2.4 GHz networks anymore.
The RTL8723AE is a combo chip. Install the separate (version 1.7.1023.2018 or newer) from your OEM. The RTL8723AE was no longer a network interface
for the RTL8723AE. Windows Update may install a generic Realtek driver dated 2015–2016, but it often causes issues. but it often causes issues.