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Netgear A7000 causes Blue Screen of Death on Windows 10. Please help!
I have the Netgear A7000 USB network adapter with the 'latest' drivers (2017 are the latest....) - 'Software Version 1.0.0.15.' When I use the A7000 on a 16GB 2016/2017 Acer Predator laptop...
Quick update - The powered USB hub solution to the A7000 'disconnecting and needing a forced reboot / crashing' issue seems * to be working!
Per Paulie12's 'powered USB hub' solution in another thread, I installed the powered 4 port hub around 8 or 9 PM last night and the Netgear A7000 adapater has not disconnected once all day today, despite using my laptop for the past 4 1/2 hours straight!
(Aside from having a hub connected to my laptop being a clunky solution, I am happy that I can get 700 Mbps at a distance from my router without needing to reboot my laptop to 'fix' the A7000 every few hours!).
* I'll declare victory if this solution works another 12 to 24 hours or so without a disconnect.
Now I just need to find the smallest powered USB hub that I can. The one I bought is top-rated and has individual powered switches for each of the 4 ports and was only $19.99, but it is 'taller' / 'thicker' than I would ideally like). I am not sure there is anything much smaller though...
Netgear A7000 (latest 1.15 drivers from 2017) on Galaxy Book Flex with USB Type-C ports (so I use a USB-C to USB-A adapter to connect the A7000):
DISCONNECTS AND HANGS / BSOD ERROR.
Well, the powered USB hub solution only worked with the Netgear A7000 wifi adapter for 24 hours on my 2020 15.6" 16GB Galaxy Book Flex then it disconnected and I had to unplug the A7000 and restart my laptop to reconnect to wifi.
Ultra frustrating.
The puzzling thing is while many owners havve issues with the A7000 and I am one of them when it comes to the A7000 on my Galaxy Book Flex, the same Netgear A7000 on 2017 Acer Predator works fine, just plugged into a USB 3.0 USB Type-A port - I did NOT disable the RunSwUSB service or perform any other special steps:
WORKS FINE, unlike many owners of this adapter.
The odd thing is this is the same exact A7000 and it works perfectly for WEEKS on end on my early 2017 Acer Predator laptop which has actual USB-A ports. I have used that laptop to work remotely and the A7000 adapter never disconnects or hangs.
I found this post where someone says to use the older driver to prevent issues, but then how come the latest driver works fine on my Predator:
Frustrating and puzzling.