Windows 10: Trying to install 4G WiFi Dongle on new laptop

Hello all, I hope someone here can help me. Just got my new Asus notebook home, setting it up, hit a snag when trying to install my Wifi Dongle. Autorun.EXE did not work automatically as per normal, got a message saying it was blocked to keep my device safe, and would I like to check the store for a suitable app to open it. Then it was unable to open the store, as I can't get online!


Does anyone know how to get around this issue?

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Connecting my 4G dongle as a wifi- it doesnt list it as a wifi device but when I use a cable, it connects it under ethernet

Im using a 4G dongle and it gets listed under the list of wifi devices in my phone and my old laptop. But, with my other laptop with Windows 10, it doesn't list this network at all. However, when I use a cable to connect to the dongle in my USB port, it
lists the network as Ethernet. I need to use it without connecting using a cable as it keeps disconnecting even if I move an inch.

 

Wifi and browser problems with windows 10


I'll tell you how I fixed an identical problem on a ASUS laptop that had run perfectly on Windows 7 and ran well on W10 from January until the Anniversary update in early August. I tried everything I found on this forum and two others. Nothing worked. The last thing someone suggested was disabling the adapter and using a WiFi dongle. Problem continued. Nobody suggested changing the wireless network adapter. I bought and installed an Intel 7260 WiFi card and just used the driver which was downloaded on the reboot after the install. All problems solved!!

I must have wasted two months reading and trying everything. Even the manufacturer support inferred I needed a new machine though they sent me a Windows 8.1 driver to try, with the same result.

I'd suggest contacting the manufacturer to determine if they white list any cards and see if they have suggestions for a compatible card. They may want you to buy another laptop but if the cards aren't white listed, a simple card swap to one compatible with Windows 10 seems to be the answer.

 

USB 4G Modem Dongle wont detect on windows 10


Hi there

were you using a pure dongle or setting up Internet access point from a 4G enabled mobile phone. If it was a 4G dongle then that's the problem with the driver - probably not yet ready for W10. A 4G enabled mobile phone sets up an Internet access point quite nicely on W10. (If you do this keep it secure though).

Cheers
jimbo