Driver for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter - downloading and installing it

Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The developer of this driver was Atheros Communications Inc.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002B&SUBSYS_30AF185F.

1. Install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 10.0.0.38 released on 2012-02-15.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is running then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by Atheros Communications Inc..
Download size of the driver: 1294265 bytes (1.23 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.5 stars by 61309 users.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. How to use DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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