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My laptop has a sliding switch on the front which switches on/off the wireless internet. Is there a way to programmatically detect the position of this switch?<br />
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I suspect there is, but I don't know where in the OS to find it. If the switch accidentally gets slid to the off position the internet stops working. Right-clicking on the wireless symbol in the system tray and selecting &quot;Repair&quot; gives a message to check that switch, so there must be some way of determining when the wireless has been turned off by that switch.<br />
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I'd like to write a simple program that pops up a message if that switch gets slid to the off position.
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My laptop has a sliding switch on the front which switches on/off the wireless internet. Is there a way to programmatically detect the position of this switch?

I suspect there is, but I don't know where in the OS to find it. If the switch accidentally gets slid to the off position the internet stops working. Right-clicking on the wireless symbol in the system tray and selecting "Repair" gives a message to check that switch, so there must be some way of determining when the wireless has been turned off by that switch.

I'd like to write a simple program that pops up a message if that switch gets slid to the off position.

programmatically detect the position of wireless on/off switch?

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