Manual Installation of Drivers on Windows 8

Before the installation, please download the latest Windows 8 driver of your adapters and refer to FAQ 451 to install it manually.

 

 

Solution 1:

 

Please scan for the driver automatically in the Windows 8 system files.

 

Step 1

 

Right-click Computer, and then click Manage.

 

 

Note: If you are not an administrator, you’ll be prompted to type in an administrator password, and then click Yes.

 

 

 

Step 2

 

Open device manager right-click on your adapter, and then click Scan for hardware changes.

 

 

Then in several seconds, the driver will be installed automatically.

 

 

Solution 2:

 

Please try to upgrade the driver in the Windows 8 system files.

 

Step 1

 

Right click on your adapter, and then click Update Driver Software…

 

 

 

Step 2

 

Click Browse my computer for driver software.      

     

 

Step 3

 

Browse to find the drivers, and then click Next. The path is normally:

 

C:\Windows\System32\Drivers

 

Tip: Please tick Include subfolders.

 

 

Step 4

 

The driver will be installed automatically, and then please click Close.

 

 

Solution 3:

 

If your computer has access to the Internet via another adapter, you can also search the available driver automatically from the Internet.

 

Step 1

 

Right click on your adapter, and then click Update Driver Software…

 

 

 

Step 2

 

Click Search automatically for updated driver software.

 

 

Step 3

 

The driver will be installed automatically, and then please click Close.