Windows 10: Windows10 Enumerates my USB-to-Ethernet-Adapter as a CD Drive

I have a Wavlink USB-c to Gigabit Ethernet adaper/USB hub, model WL-UH3031GC that when I plug it into my Lenovo IdeaPad S340 running Win10 Home ver 2004, it shows up as a CD drive. The USB plugs work on the hub but the Ethernet does not work. When I look at device manager, it shows up as "Realtek USB CD-ROM USB Device". I've noticed that when I first plug it in, it does show up under Network Adapters with and exclamation point icon but then disappears after about a second and shows up under DVD/CD-ROM drives. I downloaded some driver installers from Realtek but I can't update the driver from device manager because it sees it as a CD drive so it tells me the driver is incompatible.

Any ideas what's going on and how to fix it? I need the Ethernet to communicate with an older production machine. Thanks!

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broken Ethernet adapter driver - sees it as CD Drive

windows 10 version: 1909 - 18363.778

Hi I have an obscure annoying issue, similar to here
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...0-3d8c3a714f3c

On my Lenovo IdeaPad Flex-14API a few weeks ago my Cable Creation gigabit ethernet to USB 3.0 adapter started giving me this autoplay popup as a CD Drive D: whenever I plug it in. It appears in Windows Device Manager as a USB Mass Storage Device, not how it should be under Network section as Realtek USB GBE Family Controller as here:

https://www.dell.com/support/article...r-sccm?lang=en





It no longer works to plug into other devices to act as an ethernet cable for network diagnostic / testing (this laptop lacks a proper Eth port, hence the adapter). This is weird because Ive done nothing before a few weeks ago when it was working. I have since tried updating all system and network, usb drivers. I installed the Cable Creation manufacturer driver for the adapter. Still get this weird issue. I tried running as administrator the RTK_NIC_DRIVER_INSTALLER.sfx application within the popup drive D, and it basically does nothing but the Drive D disappears temporarily. Anyone have an idea for a fix? Need this for work.

 

IP configuration not valid - interference from ethernet adapter?

Solution 1: No Internet Access In Windows 8.1or Windows 10

Step 1:

Go to Device Manager → Network adapters.
Step 2:

Expand it (Network adapters).


Step 3:

Select your network adapter


Step 4:

Right click on your wireless network adapter or Ethernet adapter and then tap “Update Driver Software”.
(in this case your network adopter is Ethernet adopter so tap your Ethernet adapter)
Step 5:

Now on a new window you will need to click on “Browse my computer for driver software”.




Step 6:

Then select “Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer”.



Step 7:

Now choose the “Manufacturer’s drivers” from the list of two and then click next.



Step 8:

After the completion of the process just restart your PC and check if the problem is solved or not. If not, goto solution 2.



Solution 2: No Internet Access In Windows 8.1,windows10

Step 1:

Open command prompt.
Step 2:

Just go on hitting the enter after typing the each command.
netsh int tcp set heuristics disabled
netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=disable
netsh int tcp set global rss=enabled
Step 3:

Now to check if the settings are disabled type:
netsh int tcp show global
then hit enter.
Step 4:

Now the thing left is just rebooting your system and just check if the problem is solved or not and just give feedback.*chuckle*Thumbs

 

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