Driver for Intel Corporation Intel R Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 - downloading and installing it

Intel R Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 is a Network Adapters device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Intel Corporation. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_24F3&SUBSYS_09508086; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Intel Corporation Intel R Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Intel Corporation Intel R Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 18.40.0.9 dated 2016-02-25.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by Intel Corporation.
Download size of the driver: 5023184 bytes (4.79 MB)
Driver rating 4.1 stars out of 72833 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• 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 Intel Corporation Intel R Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 driver

The 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 using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Intel Corporation Intel R Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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