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How to Manually Install Adapters on Windows 8?

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Updated 12-17-2020 11:47:39 AM 156180
This Article Applies to: 
Note: This article applies to the situation that failed to install the adapter through .EXE program and the adapter has .inf file to download.
(please download the latest driver from TP-Link official site, and extract the zip file to see whether your adapter has .inf file.)

Before the installation, please download the latest driver from TP-Link official site, and extract the zip file to a folder .

Note: If there already is a driver but it's not working, you need to uninstall it first before installing the new driver. (control panel》program》uninstall program》uninstall driver for our wireless adapter)

 

First, please move your cursor to the right corner of computer screen, and you will see the right-side bar shows up, then click Start icon. (You can also directly press the Windows Key on your keyboard, which is normally between Ctrl and Alt keys. It turns you into Desktop screen also.)
 
 
 
 Then please follow the steps below:
 
1.    Insert the adapter onto your computer.
 
2.    Download the updated software and extract it.
 
3.    Right click  on Computer Icon, and then click  Manage .
 
 
NOTE : If  you are not an administrator,  you will be  prompted  to type an administrator password, and then click Yes.
 
 

 

4.    Open  Device Manager . Right click the adapter and then click  Update Driver Software… .
 
 
 
5.    Click  Browse my computer for driver software .
 
 
6.    Click  Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer .
 
 
7.    Highlight Show All Devices and click  Next .
 
 
8.    Click  Have Disk .
 
 
9.    Click  Browse .
 
 
10.    Select the inf file in the driver folder, and then click  Open .
 
 
NOTE : athw8 is for 32-bit operating system, athw8x is for 64-bit operating system.
Please click start button, right click Computer and go to properties to confirm operating system and system type of your computer.
         
 
11. Select the devicer you want to install for this hardware and Click  Next .
 
 
12. Click  Yes .
 
 
13. Wait a moment .
14. Click  Close .
 
 
 
Appendix for Windows 8 64 bit
 
If the installation was failed under Windows 8 64 bit and you encountered the error message below:
 
 
Please connect your computer to Internet with a cable and go back to step 5.
 
5. Click Search automatically for updated drive software
 
 
6. Wait a moment
 
 
7. Click Close
 
 

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