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USB WiFi adapter continually needs reinstallation
Using an AC600 WiFi adapter on any USB 2.0 port on my Windows 7 32-bit PC. It repeatedly drops connection, especially if PC is returning from power-save mode. Device manager reports the hardware has no drivers. I have to remove device and then do the whole installation again for a few minutes of connection. Router is only a few paces away. Previous USB g adapter is ultra reliable in same USB ports.
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mrbeaky wrote:
Using an AC600 WiFi adapter on any USB 2.0 port on my Windows 7 32-bit PC.
Yes, but which one?
AC600 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.
I'm guessing A6100.
mrbeaky wrote:
It repeatedly drops connection, especially if PC is returning from power-save mode. Device manager reports the hardware has no drivers.
Have you disabled "Sleep" mode for the USB device?
Wifi adapter properties
Another thing to try is uninstalilng the netgear utility/drivers and just use the standalone drivers for install.
