FTDI LEGIC Generic Device x08 - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

LEGIC Generic Device x08 is a USB Universal Serial Bus hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by FTDI. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is USB/VID_27F4&PID_0008.

1. FTDI LEGIC Generic Device x08 driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for FTDI LEGIC Generic Device x08 driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 2.12.14 released on 2016-01-22.
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3. Start the driver installation 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 quite straightforward. The driver installation 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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FTDI applied a digital signature to this driver.
The file size of this driver is 592135 bytes (578.26 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.7 stars out of 82005 votes.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• 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 FTDI LEGIC Generic Device x08 driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~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 available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the FTDI LEGIC Generic Device x08 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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