TP-LINK Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver download and installation

Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by TP-LINK. PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002B&SUBSYS_0205168C is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Manually install TP-LINK Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver

1. Download the driver setup file for TP-LINK Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 10.0.0.328 dated 2015-09-08.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled 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 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 PC and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by TP-LINK.
The file size of this driver is 1587665 bytes (1.51 MB)
Driver rating 5 stars out of 79038 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• 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. Using DriverMax to install TP-LINK Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter 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, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

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 available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the TP-LINK Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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