Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-552 XtremeN Desktop Adapter driver download and installation

D-Link DWA-552 XtremeN Desktop Adapter is a Network Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_0023&SUBSYS_3A6D1186; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-552 XtremeN Desktop Adapter - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-552 XtremeN Desktop Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 10.0.0.38 dated 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 started then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed.
The file size of this driver is 1294265 bytes (1.23 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.1 stars out of 99006 votes.
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. Installing the Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-552 XtremeN Desktop Adapter driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-552 XtremeN Desktop Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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