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Netgear A7000 - "Adapter Is Not Found" for driver
Hey team, I have a PC that already has an internal WIFI receiver (Intel (R) Wi-Fi 6 AX200 160MHz). I recently bought a new NetGear A700 WIFI adapter as I use it on a secondary PC that doesn't hav...
USB + Windows + WiFi adapters = trouble.
Read what appears here and you will see that just too many thing can, and do, go wrong.
So it is a case if fishing around for possible causes. Start with the USB drivers for the PC, not the adapter. Check if there are any update on the motherboard maker's website.
Then look at the Device Manager in Windows. Look at View >> Show hidden devices for old and stranded devices that might be linked to older adapter connections.
Wifi adapters
and
Wifi adapters
You may find that there are stacks of old USB connections in there that you can delete.
This is just one of those "suck it and see" suggestions that may or may not do anything at your end.
Just another user with time on their hands.