Windows 10: USB WiFi adaptor

I need to move my windows 10 desktop away from the router and need to use an USB WiFi adaptor to connect to the internet. I have an older Belkin F5D8053 but It wont download the drivers. Win10 recognises it but cant set it up. The latest Drivers on the Belkin Web Site are the same as I have.

First, Is there a way around this to get it working?

Second, If not can anyone recommend a USB Wifi Adapter that does work with Win10

Thanks


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Creator Update - Wi-Fi keeps disconnecting

Dear Sirs,

Relative to WIFI issues or WIFI disconnects after the Windows Creators update , I notice that the update CHANGED WHICH WIFI ADAPTOR MY SYSTEM WAS USING.

I had purchased an external USB NETGEAR AC1200 adaptor to solve previous and similar Windows 10 WIFI issues, but the Creators Update had changed my enabled and selected WIFI adaptor back to the original Dell built in wifi adaptor that has always had problems
with Windows 10.

So I am very sure this is my only problem, and I have once again disabled the Dell wifi adaptor, and reselected my newer Netgear AC1200 adaptor external USB Wifi adaptor.

Hope this helps some people.

Jay DeArmond

 

WiFi issues with Creators Update

Dear Sirs,

Relative to WIFI issues or WIFI disconnects after the Windows Creators update , I notice that the update CHANGED WHICH WIFI ADAPTOR MY SYSTEM WAS USING.

I had purchased an external USB NETGEAR AC1200 adaptor to solve previous and similar Windows 10 WIFI issues, but the Creators Update had changed my enabled and selected WIFI adaptor back to the original Dell built in wifi adaptor that has always had problems
with Windows 10.

So I am very sure this is my only problem, and I have once again disabled the Dell wifi adaptor, and reselected my newer Netgear AC1200 adaptor external USB Wifi adaptor.

Hope this helps some people.

Jay DeArmond

 

Ah yes, the famous Windows 10 USB WIFI adaptor driver issue. You could try unzipping the drivers and from device manager selecting "have disk" and pointing to the inf file. But I have my doubts for success from posts like this:





F5D8053N - Windows 10 - Belkin Community

I currently have a desktop MB that has wifi on the chip and this solved my USB wifi problems once and for all. You can check this thread when I had a similar problem (post 15).
Solved USB Wi-Fi adapter not showing on tray - Page 2 - Windows 10 Forums

The D Link DWA-182 firmware C worked for me in Windows 10. You have to make sure you have the revision C model (not A). However, even with that there were issues. Windows 10 recognized it as the realtek (chip) drivers. To get the D link drivers showing up (and working) in Windows 10 I had to extract the drivers and point to them in device manager. Then they installed and I didn't have disconnect issues after that (well, most of the time).

You could try this D Link one but make sure your store has a return policy just in case. Otherwise I would suggest a search on all the adaptor manufacturers (Asus, etc) to see if their model actually has a Windows 10 driver to download. If they don't, good possibility there will be an issue.

 

The USB dongles are super cheap these days. Ditch the old Belkin and get a Netgear or Linksys. The Rosewill adapters from Newegg.com are good also.

 

Yes I know they are cheap, But I don't see the point on spending money if they wont work with Windows 10.

My laptop with inbuilt wifi works fine and never had a problem after upgrading to Win10 it just appears to be the usb adapters that Microsoft have messed up.

 

I've had good luck with Alfa AWUS036NH. It works fine with Win10. However, it's only 150Mbps. Alfa also makes a dual-band AC1200 adapter - Alfa AWUS036ACH. I haven't tried it, but I assume it also works with Win10 since it's newer than the one I have. However, you can get a pair of TP-Link 600Mbps Powerline adapters for the same price as the Alfa AWUS036NH and get much higher throughput. I'm sure there are other models and brands that work just as well. Your actual speed - whether WiFi or Powerline - is going to depend on distance and other external factors. If you are used to gigabit Ethernet speed you may be disappointed. If your Wifi or Powerline speed is less than your internet connection, or if you transfer files to/from a NAS on your LAN you may notice the slower speed.

Edit: changed spelling - "PowerLink" to "PowerLine"

 

The problem is not with Windows, the problem is with the driver for the built in WiFi.

 

The desktop that has the problem doesn't have built in wifi, otherwise why would I need a USB adapter. The adapter worked fine with win 8.1 but win 10 removed the driver and I cannot re install it for the older adapter I have, therefore it is a windows/Microsoft problem

 

No, it means that the manufacturer of your adapter didn't write a Win10 driver for the device (or that you haven't found the Win10 adapter that they did write.) Microsoft writes (or more probably, distributes) some drivers, but for most devices it is the manufacturer's responsibility.

Win10 seemed to catch a lot of vendors off guard. Maybe Microsoft didn't provide 3rd party vendors with information about Win10 in a timely fashion, or maybe the vendors just assumed that their old drivers would work. But Win10 has been out a long time now. If the vendor of your device has not provided a driver by now it's not Microsoft's fault.

There are a lot of Wifi adapters from vendors that support them and have provided Win10 drivers. Perhaps you should get one of those adapters.

 

Yep, I agree with that. Again, I would look at 2016 reviews of wifi adaptors

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And then look at a few and go to their website to see if they actually have a Windows 10 driver (not just XP, 7, 8, 8.1)




A6210 | Product | Support | NETGEAR Version 1.0.0.35 (Supports Win10)

 

I have a Linksys adapter due to be delivered tomorrow. Claims to work with Win10 straight out the box, but the web site does appear to have Win10 drivers available. Guess it's wait and see time.

 

What model of adapter? It is the chipset on the adapter that is why they may not be supported anymore, not the physical adapter. Even the Linux Foundation has gotten to where they no longer support hardware that has gone EOL (End of Life). Even if you could find a driver that may work, the OS usually pukes after a while when it decides that the outdated hardware is the enemy.

 

LINKSYS - WUSB6100M-EU USB Wireless Adapter

 

Not a good sign if their website doesn't have a Win 10 driver. Windows 10 might install that Media Tek driver instead of the Linksys driver. If that happens and if you don't have full functionality, the have disk route might work. The below relates to the WUSB 600N adapter.





Linksys WUSB600N adapter Windows 10 installs wrong driver - Microsoft Community