Windows 10: Is there any way to enable a Windows 10 WiFi Device Driver to work on a Win 8.1 system?

Discus and support Is there any way to enable a Windows 10 WiFi Device Driver to work on a Win 8.1 system? in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; For reasons that remain obscure my Windows 8.1 system won't upgrade to Windows 10, despite having no obvious incompatibilities.I have bought a new... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by numbly, Jul 5, 2022.

  1. numbly Win User

    Is there any way to enable a Windows 10 WiFi Device Driver to work on a Win 8.1 system?


    For reasons that remain obscure my Windows 8.1 system won't upgrade to Windows 10, despite having no obvious incompatibilities.I have bought a new dlink WiFi dongle that uses a Win10 driver.I have downloaded the driver OK, but it isnt recognised on my Win 8.1 system.I can see the WiFi device in the device manager but when I open properties it says that 'no driver available".Is there a way of installing selected enabling-portions of Windows 10, so that the driver will be recognised, or is there some other trickyness that will have the same effect?FYI: I did contact the vendor: "there is no W

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    numbly, Jul 5, 2022
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  2. Monk.e83 Win User

    Unlocked Realtek HD Audio Drivers Windows 7 & 8 (With Dolby Digital Live and DTS Interactive)

    DTS supported natively by Windows 8/8.1 and it should work on windows 10 too just DDL require to unlock your driver .
     
    Monk.e83, Jul 5, 2022
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  3. chispy Win User
    Creative X-Fi Soundcards and Windows 10 Fall Creators Update 1709 = Complete Disaster / Not Working

    Thank you for trying to help , i did tried your suggestion but it did not work :/ , nothing seems to make it work on Windows 10 Fall Creators Update 1709. In the meantime i have bought a new SoundBlasterX AE-5 and it did installed flawlessly , no problems whatsoever. it is up to Creative ( drivers ) and Microsoft ( bug fix ) to fix this huge bugs with Audio.

    Kind Regards: Chispy
     
    chispy, Jul 5, 2022
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  4. Is there any way to enable a Windows 10 WiFi Device Driver to work on a Win 8.1 system?

    Windows 10 2004 get a boot crash after enable Hyper-V with the latest Intel WiFi driver

    I have viewed those links but none of them has solved so I suggest you try the below method to see if it works.

    Step 1:

    Go to the search box next to the Windows icon and type Device Manager

    Step 2:

    Under Device Manager expand Display Adapter

    Step 3:

    Right-click on Intel Wifi Adapter and select Properties then click on Disable.

    Step 4:

    Then enable the Hyper V

    Step 5:

    Restart PC

    Step 6:

    Then go to Device Manager and then expand Network Adapter

    Step 7:

    Right-click on Intel Wifi Adapter and select Properties

    Step 8:

    Select the Drivers tab

    Step 9:

    Click on Uninstall Device

    Step 7:

    Restart PC and Intel Wifi driver will be automatically installed

    Step 8:

    Verify the issue.

    Let me know the status after performing the above.

    Regards

    Shuaib

    Independent Advisor
     
    MohammedShuaib1986, Jul 5, 2022
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Is there any way to enable a Windows 10 WiFi Device Driver to work on a Win 8.1 system?

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