Windows 10 Drivers for Alfa AWUS036H
I read here that if I had access to an internet connection, I could use the «Search Automatically for Updated Driver Software» wizard to download the correct driver file for the AWUS036H USB Wireless network adapter. I don’t have a internet connection setup for my windows 10 computer, so I have not been able to try this method.
I have tried manually installing the device drivers from older documentation CD, and from online downloads. The drivers will usually install successfully, but I will immediately start having issues with the wireless card cycling between disconnected and connected every few seconds (as if I were physically disconnecting and reconnecting the USB cord from the computer).
I have had no problems using this card with Windows 7. Is this because I am using the wrong driver for Windows 10, or do I have something else that is interfering?
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I would request you to install the drivers in Windows 7 compatibility mode and check if it helps.
a: Right click on the driver file and then select Properties.
b: Then click the compatibility tab and then select Windows 7 from the drop down list for Run this previous version.
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This does allow me to install the utility along with the driver directly from the CD, but it does not get rid of the disconnecting/reconnecting issue. After the installation, the wireless card will begin cycling between disconnected and connected every few seconds (as if I were physically disconnecting and reconnecting the USB cord from the computer). I uninstalled my other network utilities/drivers and my antivirus software, but I am still having the problem. Is there a way that I can download the Windows 10 driver for this device manually without using the wizard that requires the internet connection?
This website seems to indicate that there is a driver that will work for Windows 10, but I have not been able to find it online on my Windows 7 laptop. I don’t want to update my laptop to Windows 10 if I won’t be able to use my device.
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Same problem here — Alfa AWUS036H
Turned off power settings in advanced properties of the device
Installed drivers from windows update / manufacturer website
Tried deleting wireless profiles
netsh winsock reset for good measure
reinstalled windows for giggles since it is windows 10.
same thing, disconnects every 2-3 minutes. It’s not the AP because I have access on phone / ipad / kindle to wireless without drops.
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I think Windows 10 was released in a haphazard way by Microsoft even when there were so many bugs yet to be removed after getting feedback for technical preview version. I had no issue on my licensed Windows 7 Home and before upgrading to Windows 10. I carried out compatibility test with my already installed apps and drivers. And at that stage it gave me 1 incompatibility issue with an app. And once I upgraded to windows 10 my IDT sound driver, Alfa AWUS036H and so many other apps were corrupted / defunct. Windows 10 is an immature OS with a lot of backward compatibility issues. The installation of older apps in compatibility mode is seemed to be an eyewash. Only 1% apps successfully get installed in that mode. It’s my biggest mistake that I trusted this OS and ruined my stable Windows 7 OS. I have more than 1500 Apps installed on my PC and startup shows only a few. Some services start up during boot and remains closed in next boot. I had a loss of huge amount of money coz of cancelling my contract with my client as a freelancer coz I ruined up my needed apps after upgrading it to windows 10. Sometimes system hangs up without any warning. Event viewer shows usb driver issue. Watch Dog blue screen of death. Stub error during Access Control. All **** is going on.
You can use AWUS036H by simply pointing to the win64 or win86 folder to update driver but now u cannot use your awus036h to control its power or as an AP.
But it hardly matters to Microsoft coz they are not having pain for you.
May be Mr Bill Gates being a Software Engineer get some time to develop empathy and feel some pain for us in which we engineers are entangled after getting this buggy OS installed in our machines.
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AWUS036H/AWUS036EW/Tube-U(G)/UBDO-gt8
Driver support? The legacy 802.11g products from Alfa seem to work on Windows 10 using the 12/2009 driver for Windows 7, but it must be loaded manually instead of via the Windows 7 installer. In some cases, the driver update wizard can help. You must be connected to Internet first through internal Wi-Fi. Then go to Device Manager, go to Other section, and right click RT81787 device, and select Update Driver. Then select «Search Automatically for Updated Driver Software». Allow wizard to finish. Note this process will not work if you do not have Internet access through your internal Wi-Fi card or built-in Ethernet when doing it. Or you can try to manually install the Windows 7 driver. This video here shows how to do it on Windows 8 and the process is the same on Windows 10.
*We do not advertise AWUS036H/EW/TubeG/UBDO-gt8 to be Windows 10 compatible. This is because the above methods are just workarounds for an old driver and they may not work in call cases.
AWUS036NH/AWUS036NEH/Tube-U(N)/UBDo-nt8
In many case, these models are now plug and play in Windows 10. Just plug in, and follow this graphic to switch to the Alfa adapter and make a connection.
If your device did not auto-install, simply download this update. Once downloaded, double-click it to launch. During install, select the option to Install Driver Only. If you have older software on the PC, you may be prompted to Remove All first. Complete that step and run the program again.
AWUS036AC, AWUS036ACH, AWUS036EAC
AWUS036NHR/AWUS036NHV
Driver support? This device also tends to be plug and play in Windows 10. See the image above in the AWUS036NH section for details how to switch to WiFi 2 and make a connection. If you have trouble, these devices seem to work with the most recent Realtek drivers on CD however we found that for the AWUS036NHR/NHV, the best performance still comes from a 2011 driver for this chip and here is a link to the 2011 package we found works good in Windows 10 so far despite the age of the driver.
AWUS036NHA
Use 3rd party driver. We have seen problems when using native drivers or when using drivers for older versions of Windows. We recommend this 3rd party driver package which is very stable.
AWUS051NH v2/AWUS052NH/AWUS052NHS
Simply download this software here. This is the newest driver for AWUS051NH v2, AWUS052NH, and AWUS052NHS. This contains the latest Windows 10 driver and also works for Windows XP through Windows 8.1 as well. Watch the video below for information on how to scan for and connect to networks.
How to use the Windows 10 Connection Manager to connect to networks
One thing we found is available networks for your external USB Wi-Fi adapter are displayed differently from Windows 7 and 8/8.1. We’ve put together a video tutorial showing you how to ensure you are connecting to a network with your Alfa USB adapter: