I'm having trouble getting either of my USB wireless adapters to function with Windows 10.
I'm having trouble getting either of my USB wireless adapters to function with Windows 10.
I encountered a similar issue before and it was resolved. You can find more details here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comme...o_work_in/ I assembled a second PC using the same motherboard (specs: MSI H81i, 8GB RAM, GTX 670, Corsair SFX 600W). It’s housed in a suitcase for LAN parties. I have two USB Wi-Fi adapters—Netgear N3100 and Asus AC55. Previously, someone provided the right drivers, and everything worked fine. Since I’m using identical hardware and devices, I thought I could just follow that advice from the Reddit thread. But it didn’t work this time.
Initially, I used the Asus AC55 because of its dual-band support. It connected perfectly to my 5Gbps line at home, and games ran smoothly with low latency. Later, I moved to my friend’s house, which also had a dual-band router but only showed 2.4GHz connectivity. I still managed to play games fine on 2.4GHz, but when I switched to the Netgear adapter inside my suitcase, the connection was slow and unstable. Every time I launched a game, it reported no internet.
Now I’m back home, trying to fix things. My connection is solid at my house, but using the Netgear adapter inside the suitcase caused slow browsing and frequent disconnections. Even though my friend’s setup worked with dual-band, I couldn’t see the 5GHz band on either of my computers. My other friend’s gaming laptop could connect to the 5GHz band, but I couldn’t. It seems my computer only maintains a stable connection when connected to a 5GHz network.
I’m wondering if using the Netgear adapter in my suitcase would help, or if switching to the Asus USB adapter instead would resolve the issue.
Windows 10 is pulling out many Wi-Fi adapters from the compatibility list. It’s been happening with the Intel model in my laptop. Occasionally, you can install a Windows 8.1 driver to work with older Wi-Fi devices, though they tend to be less reliable. I’d spend about $10 to buy a new adapter instead, which would save me more money in the long run.