FTDI USB Serial Converter how to download and install the driver

USB Serial Converter is a USB Universal Serial Bus hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by FTDI. USB/VID_0403&PID_6045 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Install FTDI USB Serial Converter driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for FTDI USB Serial Converter driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 2.12.36.2 released on 2021-06-10.
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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 started then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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FTDI applied a digital signature to this driver.
File size of the driver: 459043 bytes (448.28 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.7 stars by 21051 users.
This driver is 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. How to install FTDI USB Serial Converter driver using DriverMax

The most important 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 take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~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 driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the FTDI USB Serial Converter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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