Windows 10: Alfa AWUS036NH Wi-Fi Adapter Driver: Publisher MediaTek Blocked?

I have an Alfa AWUS036NH Wireless USB Wi-Fi Adapter, which has a Ralink RT2870 chip. Alfa don't have a Windows 10 driver, so I downloaded the driver from MediaTek (MediaTek bought Ralink a few years ago): MediaTek - Semiconductor Technology and Cutting-Edge SoC

Their site says the driver is WHQL certified, but when I try to run it I get a dialog box saying the publisher has been blocked:


Clicking How do I unblock this publisher? just goes to a Bing search, which is not very helpful.

:)

 

Windows 10 Drivers for Alfa AWUS036H

I'm having the same problem. I have the Alfa AWUS036NH card and I have downloaded the drivers from Alfa them self and it still did not take care of the problem.. I don't understand
this problem this Is a N class card!!!!!!!!!!!

The card works on 7 but not on 10!!!!

What is Microsoft doing to take care of this problem?

 

Switching Network Adapters Hangs

I have been using that tool from the beginning; it's never been very useful.

I am using the Mediatek driver and the Alfa Wifi Antenna which are hinky to begin with.

I was thinking of perhaps an alternate driver that you have found to work better with the Ralink chip.

Thanks, Jimmy

 

Hi Nigel, this is from the tutorial forum. See if it helps. Unblock File in Windows 10 .

 

Thanks, but it didn't work. I used the PS option:

get-childitem "D:\Downloads\Computer Drivers\Alfa Wireless\ALFA AWUS036NH (Ralink RT2870) Wireless USB WiFi Adapter\MediaTek (Ralink)" | unblock-file -confirm

 

How about this?
Fix “This Publisher has been Blocked from Running Software on your Machine” in Windows 10 - Technical Notes

 

Thanks, this fixed it:

Fix 6: Run the Program Using Command Prompt

 

Great! Thanks for reporting back. *Smile
Please mark this thread as solved.

 

While running from CMD worked, I would still prefer to unblock the file, or at least figure out why it is blocked.

 

Now back home and tried on another PC, same problem.

 

Just a WAG here, but, probably the OS is looking for a digital signature, and either it's corrupt, expired or missing.

 

Yes, but how do I fix it? I've got it with another driver now ...

 

You can't. Mediatek have to fix it.