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Started Having Issus with my A7000 Nighthawk Adapter
I had the A7000 for probably 4-5 years. It's installed with latest driver dated 1/15/2018 and Netgear Genie running.
Recently, I started to have a lot of Event Log messages like below. This is often accompanied with a blue screen error as well. Any suggestions on how to troubleshoot?
"NETGEAR A7000 WiFi USB3.0 Adapter : Has determined that the network adapter is not functioning properly."
EDIT: It did start around 11/17/2023. I do not install any drivers and firmware manually, all is done through Windows updates.
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have you tried a different usb port? Or trial it in a different device?
I've seen USB ports go bad or going bad and not have enough power to run one of those adapters.
prod_hubs wrote:
EDIT: It did start around 11/17/2023. I do not install any drivers and firmware manually, all is done through Windows updates.
A possible source of your problem?
Windows update does not pick up all driver updates. For those you need to track down the
Look for new USB drivers for your motherboard chipset.
... and Netgear Genie running.Do you need it? Windows might do a better job with its own wifi connection software.
Netgear's maintenance of its "genies" is abysmal. Best avoided.
I updated BIOS and all motherboard drivers. I also removed Genie and network card drivers, and reinstalled them. I am still getting the error in my System Logs. I have 2 USB 3.0 ports and I tried them both.
NETGEAR A7000 WiFi USB3.0 Adapter : Has determined that the network adapter is not functioning properly.
Did you try a different device?
