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kgvale
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Aug 19, 2015
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WNA31100M N300 doesn't work on Windows 10

I just upgraded to Windows 10 from Windows 8.1. On my PC I always used a WNA31100M N300 usb wireless mini adapter to connect to the internet as my motherboard has no onboard WiFi connecter. Now that ...
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  • kgvale's avatar
    kgvale
    Aug 20, 2015

    I talked to someone from Netgear and they said that the drivers for the WNA3100M N300 that support Windows 10 are not released yet, and that there was no ETA. This means that we have to wait for the new drivers to release before we can acces the internet with Windows 10 and a WNA3100M N300. Luckilly there is an option in Windows 10 that allows you to convert back to your old OS, which is what I did.

     

     

    How to do that: http://www.howtogeek.com/220723/how-to-uninstall-windows-10-and-downgrade-to-windows-7-or-8.1/

     

    So for now the only solution is to downgrade and wait for the drivers to be released by Netgear.

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kgvale
Aspirant
Aug 20, 2015

I talked to someone from Netgear and they said that the drivers for the WNA3100M N300 that support Windows 10 are not released yet, and that there was no ETA. This means that we have to wait for the new drivers to release before we can acces the internet with Windows 10 and a WNA3100M N300. Luckilly there is an option in Windows 10 that allows you to convert back to your old OS, which is what I did.

 

 

How to do that: http://www.howtogeek.com/220723/how-to-uninstall-windows-10-and-downgrade-to-windows-7-or-8.1/

 

So for now the only solution is to downgrade and wait for the drivers to be released by Netgear.

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BaJohn
Virtuoso
Aug 29, 2015

Sorry to jump on the bandwagon, but I have only just seen this.

 

Is your statement about new drivers (waiting for Netgear) going to apply to the

WNDA3100 family as well, specifically in my case the WNDA3100v2?

    • BaJohn's avatar
      BaJohn
      Virtuoso
      Sep 01, 2015

      Thanks for the link ... unfortunately that doesn't help.

      I downloaded that on the 8th June 2015 and have been using it fine on Windows 7 Ultimate.

      But after upgrade to Windows 10, wireless has been a pain in the a****.

       

      However the other day, I tried a different tack (1 of many) by trying to completely obliterate every mention of Netgear completely from my machine.

      Cleared out the registry, temporay files, etc etc. Then installed .... no joy.

      I discovered that the only place that had a reference to netgear was when using DOS promt with command 'netcfg -s n'.

      It had 2 'nonpnp' items.as wireless adapters.

      At the moment there are 5 items, 2 or matbe 3 not required.

       

      Network Adapters
      -----------------
      usb\vid_0846&pid_9011      NETGEAR WNDA3100v2 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter
      usb\vid_0846&pid_9011      NETGEAR WNDA3100v2 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter #3
      nonpnpnetworkinterface\{bcfebfc0-769a-486b-b75e-e514730f41f4} NETGEAR WNDA3100v2 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter #2
      nonpnpnetworkinterface\{b9f4eca5-efa9-4922-a65b-6fd492e20b49} NETGEAR WNDA3100v2 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter #2
      pci\ven_10ec&dev_8168&rev_06 Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
       
      What should this look like and how do I delete the unnecessary ones, as I believe this MUST be part of the problem.
      • JamesGL's avatar
        JamesGL
        NETGEAR Employee Retired
        Sep 03, 2015

        BaJohn,

         

        Can we close this thread since there is another post with the same concern as yours that is currently active which you have responded as well.

         

        Regards,

         

        JamesGL

        Community Team