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Windows 10 (A6100 A6200 A6210) Installation Heads Up
As a heads up, DO NOT install Netgear's driver package for your A6xxx device on Windows 10. It permanently removes Windows 10’s ability to access the WiFi Connections list. Instead, use the defa...
For problems with the windows 10 included driver with the a6210 (e.g. no 5ghz networks visible) just use the latest driver from mediatek (5.1.21.0).
It is the newer version of the driver that came with windows 10 and with it i can join my 5ghz wlan, which wasnt able with the old one!
The chip in the A6210 is a Mediatek MT7612U.
Thanks for that pardeigmas, do you know if it is absolutely necessary to use WPS, is manual configuration not working?
No problem, just trying to share my experience. Unfortunately I was unable to single out the cause, but prior to installing the chipset drivers, typing in the password for the Access Point will cause the system to freeze. I installed the chipset drivers and then used the WPS button and miraculously it worked.
One thing is for sure, the current driver posted on Netgear's webside causes havoc in Windows 10.