Zorin 17 (new install) can't find wifi

Hi and welcome. Mediatek seems to be an ongoing issue with Asus Notebooks and GNU/Linux. You need to remember that hardware manufacturers are more concerned with that other OS. GNU/Linux devs often have to do some reverse engineering to get various hardware working. I would opt for a more compact TP-Link T2U:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Archer-T2U-Wireless-Supports-10-7-10-13/dp/B00K11UIV4