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Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter how to download and install the driver
Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc.. PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002B&SUBSYS_666111AD is the matching hardware id of this device.
1. Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter - install the driver manually
- Download the setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 10.0.0.45 dated 2012-03-09.
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- Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is started then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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- Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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- 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 Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc..
File size of the driver: 1311105 bytes (1.25 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.2 stars out of 76633 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:
- 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. Using DriverMax to install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter driver
The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!
- Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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- Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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- Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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