QUESTION ON WINDOWS COMPATIBILITY

[LISAB32]

Hi, I don't think that's the right subject line to use but don't know how to word it. So I have this AC1200 still in the box (purchased last year).  I don't know anything about computers that I don't have to know (preeeety sure I'm in first stage dementia / advanced age, here). ' (

I was getting ready to install, looking at youtube videos . . . (I know, laugh @ me!!  Lol ) and then I saw on this one video where the screen shot showed that when he started to download it said that it supported Windows 10.  Well, 11 is here.  I'm wondering if Netgear does updates on the AC 1200 to make it compatible to 11, or should I take this back to Elec. Express and get a new version of the AC1200??  (As I read the tech industry was surprised that MS would go beyond 10, when they thought that 10 was the end all / be all.)  Thanks for any responses!!

[michaelkenward]

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@LISAB32 wrote:

Hi, I don't think that's the right subject line to use but don't know how to word it. So I have this AC1200 still in the box (purchased last year). 

Nothing wrong with the question, but we don't know what you are using.

What is this AC1200?

AC1200 is not a reliable guide to model number. Many devices come with an AC tag, but it is essentially a label that Netgear, and other brands, attach to hardware to describe wifi speeds.

Look at the label on the device for the model number.

The A6200|802.11ac Dual Band WiFi USB Adapter listed in your footer is a USB wifi adapter.

You have put your question in the section for Nighthawk WiFi Routers. They don't care about your Windows version

If you do have a USB adapter, I haven't seen any reports that Windows 11 breaks them. My own USB devices still work.

You might get more help, and find earlier questions and answers specific to your device, in the appropriate section for your hardware. That's probably here:

WiFi Adapters - NETGEAR Communities

In the meantime you could visit the support pages:

Support | NETGEAR

Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware. Look at the label on the device for the model number.

You may have done this already. I can't tell from your message.

I mention it because Netgear stopped supplying printed manuals and CD versions some years ago and people sometimes miss the downloads.