Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR8161/8165 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller NDIS 6.20 how to download and install the driver

Qualcomm Atheros AR8161/8165 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller NDIS 6.20 is a Network Adapters device. The developer of this driver was Qualcomm Atheros. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_1969&DEV_1091; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR8161/8165 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller NDIS 6.20 driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR8161/8165 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller NDIS 6.20 driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 2.1.0.21 released on 2013-07-16.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) 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 easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Size of this driver: 122255 bytes (119.39 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.2 stars out of 49394 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR8161/8165 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller NDIS 6.20 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 easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open 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. Search the list until you find the Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR8161/8165 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller NDIS 6.20 driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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