Driver for Intel Corporation Intel R Wi-Fi 6E AX221 160MHz - downloading and installing it

Intel R Wi-Fi 6E AX221 160MHz is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Intel Corporation. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_7E40&SUBSYS_00508086; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Intel Corporation Intel R Wi-Fi 6E AX221 160MHz driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Intel Corporation Intel R Wi-Fi 6E AX221 160MHz driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 22.70.0.5 dated 2021-06-21.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is started then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by Intel Corporation.
Download size of the driver: 24403563 bytes (23.27 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.3 stars out of 62720 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. How to install Intel Corporation Intel R Wi-Fi 6E AX221 160MHz driver using DriverMax

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. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to 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 Intel Corporation Intel R Wi-Fi 6E AX221 160MHz driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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