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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.
This is pretty dang silly. I've watched this board for well over week now waiting and hoping an update would come each night, I can't believe no one at this company hasn't been affected by this. I've enjoyed my Netgear router and the a6210 was a heaven send, I planned on just getting an AC card, but tried it out and loved the speed. Now that the most widely used operating system has been updated (which a secret to no one) I can no longer use the 5Ghz connection. I've got an AMD 8350, which seems to be my downfall per this thread, but I feel like I'm being punished by Netgear.
Sincerely,
Update4WinX(and get your sh^t together)
The Asus USB AC55 has a Windows 10 Driver out (Reviews are not great):
https://www.asus.com/us/Networking/USBAC55/HelpDesk_Download/
If My netgear eperiences issues of dropped packets after by pc motherboard rebuild I will get a powerline adpater and be done with this crap:
http://www.microcenter.com/product/414078/Powerline_500_AV_Nano_Adapter_Kit
Netgear have been working on Windows 10 compatibility for quite some time, please see here;
However it’s very difficult to develop and test for all computer configurations, especially where Windows 10 has been updated from an existing OS version as compared to a fresh install.
So, Netgear are quite aware of the issues highlighted in this thread and others and are very actively working to resolve those issues.
To assist in the most rapid and complete solutions Netgear engineers would be most grateful if people could provide some specific information. This thread is now somewhat confused as it deals with three different adaptors, and each has its own driver.
Please answer as much of the following as possible in a reply to this thread;
- What model of adaptor are you having issues with?
- Is the Win10 install a fresh install or an upgrade?
- If an upgrade, from what version of Windows?
- What is the H/W model of the PC/tablet/netbook?
- What driver version are you attempting to install?
- Did you try installing with AV / Firewall disabled?
- What error messages do you see?
- If no error messages what failure of functionality do you see?
I have the following setup
Netgear A6210 Wifi USB adapter
Windows 10 Home edition 64bit (fresh installed currently, Originally it was an upgrade from Windows 7 Premium 64bit) Performed a Restore function after problems with Netgear drivers.
Custom PC with ASUS M5A97 V2.0 Motherboard and an AMD FX(tm) 8320 eight core processor
8GB Ram
Unsure which version of the Netgear driver i attempted to install as my Restore function in windows wiped out the downloaded files
I do know that it was whatever version was available as the most current on the netgear website on August 2nd.
I received no error message
While in the upgrade process from Win 7 to 10, I could not completed the upgrade as the upgrade could not proceed past the login screen after the first restart of the PC. contacted Microsoft and was told to perform a fresh install of Win7. Wiped hard drive, installed win 7 and loaded all current drivers and software for running PC only. then attempted to upgrade again to Win 10. Again it stalled at the login screen after reboot during installation. Tried a couple of things and ended up removing all peripherals including the a6210 from my system, Login screen then proceeded and was able to finish the install. Tried to uninstall the old netgear genie and installed the one rated for Win10 and it never said finished, the window closed after i got to the point it says to insert the USB adapter. It would never go beyond that point. I could also not open Netgear Genie even after a reboot. I also lost all ability to see networks in my wifi connections list. I decided to RESTORE windows at that point and since, have not even attempted to try to run my a6210 and have just used an ethernet connection until the drivers are fixed.
I have Windows 10 Pro 64 bit edition
PC Spec
Asus Crosshair V Formula Z 990FX AMD
AMD FX8950 CPU
OCZ Vertex 4 SSD
Nvidia Gforce GTX780ti
Wireless Card is the A6200
Upgraded from Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit initially, PC hung on login screen.
A6200 was installed using the Genie interface.
I then did a fresh install of Windows 10 Pro 64 bit and installed the latest A6200 driver from Netgear and the Genie.
The Network card can see and login to the network but constantly cycles between connected / disconnected.
Connection speed was typically 870 MB/s prior to the Windows 10 installation.
Currently usng the internal nic to connect via a old Netgear range extender.
My adapter keeps disconnecting after a period of time (time varies). Also, does not reconnect after a "reboot," only a full shutdown and restart. I can pull the adapter from the cradle and reinsert after 10-15 seconds and it reconnect just fine.
1. A6200 on a R6200 router
2. Win 10 home was upgrade
3. Home
4. Dell computer with i5
5. v. 35
6. A/V and FW were enabled
7. No error
8. Does not stay connected
Well turns out the instabilities aren't completely gone: http://i.imgur.com/WU9rzbH.png
I'm getting fewer actual request timed out packets, btu still lots that are taking 3-4 seconds.
Going to try the Netgear recommended approach next and use a similar set of settings as dug_less provided.
To assist in the most rapid and complete solutions Netgear engineers would be most grateful if people could provide some specific information. This thread is now somewhat confused as it deals with three different adaptors, and each has its own driver.
Please answer as much of the following as possible in a reply to this thread;
- What model of adaptor are you having issues with?
- Is the Win10 install a fresh install or an upgrade?
- If an upgrade, from what version of Windows?
- What is the H/W model of the PC/tablet/netbook?
- What driver version are you attempting to install?
- Did you try installing with AV / Firewall disabled?
- What error messages do you see?
- If no error messages what failure of functionality do you see?
1. A6200
2. Upgrade to Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
3. Updated from Windows 7 Ultimate
4. Custom Desktop PC w/ ASUS Z-37 Plus Intel Motherboard (DXDiag information)
5. All Windows 10 compatible driver versions both standalone and with Genie software
6. AV / Firewall were both disabled during install attempts
7. No errors,drivers will install and device will show up in Device Manager, and networks are discoverable.
8. Device will intermittently disconnect from wireless network at random (router has been ruled out as other wireless devices stay connected on both 2.4 and 5 GHz frequencies). Event 10400 prevalent in Windows System Event Viewer when disconnection occurs.
Thank you Andy for this response and Darren for responding to my separate thread. I hope my information and hours of info gathering are of benefit.
