NOTE:

This article applies to scenarios in which the adapter does not install using the driver executable program and the adapter must be installed using the .inf file instead. (Please download the latest driver from TP-Link official site, and extract the zip file to see whether your adapter has .inf file.)

If an existing driver was installed but is not working, please refer to FAQ 3769 to uninstall the previous driver.

To Manually Install Adapters

1. Insert the adapter into your computer.

2. Download the updated driver and extract it.

3. Right click on the Computer Icon, and then click Manage.

NOTE:

If you are not an administrator, you will be prompted to enter the administrator password, and then click “Yes”.

4. Open the Device Manager (Right click the Start button and select Device Manager). Then, right click the adapter and 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 and click on Next.

7. Highlight Show compatible hardware and click Have Disk.

8. Click Browse and Open the .inf file that you downloaded and extracted.

NOTE:

Please refer to the instructions below to confirm the operating system and system type of your computer.

1) Please click on “search” on the task bar and type in “this PC”, then you can find the desktop app.

2) Please right-click on This PC, then choose Properties.

3) Please confirm your operating system, as referenced in the image below.

9. Please click OK and go to Next.

10. The adapter will then be installed successfully. Click on Close.

NOTE: You may need to reboot your PC for the driver installation to take effect.