How To Install Wifi Driver In Windows 10

Windows 10, version 1909, all editions Windows 10, version 1903, all editions Windows ten, version 1809, all editions More...Less

Symptoms

If yous are trying to update to the Windows 10 November 2019 Update (Windows x, version 1909), the Windows 10 May 2019 Feature Update (Windows 10, version 1903), or the Windows 10 October 2018 Update (Windows 10, version 1809), you may meet an update compatibility hold and receive the message, "Qualcomm wifi commuter: Your PC has a driver that isn't ready for this version of Windows 10. A new version is available."

Windows 10, version 1909 and Windows ten, version 1903:

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Windows 10, version 1809:

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Cause

Microsoft has identified compatibility issues with some commuter versions for certain Qualcomm Wi-Fi adapters. Devices with affected driver versions might experience loss of Wi-Fi connectivity after updating to a newer version of Windows 10.

To safeguard your upgrade feel, we have applied a concord on devices with affected Qualcomm driver from existence offered Windows 10, version 1809, Windows 10, version 1903, or Windows 10, version 1909, until the updated driver is installed.

Next steps

Yous should kickoff effort manually checking for updates. For instructions, encounter Update Windows 10. If you are offered Qualcomm Wi-fi drivers and they install successfully, then yous should now be able to update to Windows ten, version 1903. SelectCheck for Updates again, it should exist offered and install as expected.

If you are non offered the commuter from Windows Update, nosotros recommend you try the following steps:

Select Start or the search box in the task bar.
type "device manager" and open Device Manager.
Inside Device Manager, detect Network adapters and expand it to see all the currently installed adapters.
Right-click or long press on the Qualcomm adapter and select Update driver.
Select Search automatically for updated drivers on the dialog that opens.
Wait for it to complete the task. If information technology says, "The best driver for your device are already installed." so the commuter was not updated. If the driver was updated, you should now exist able to Cheque for Updates and install the newer version of Windows 10.

If you are not offered drivers for your affected Qualcomm Wi-fi adapter using either method above, yous can follow the steps below to install an updated Wi-Fi commuter:

Download the Qualcomm Wi-fi adapter drivers to your preferred folder: DriverNote Nosotros recommend downloading them to your Documents binder.
Open File Explorer. If at that place is no file explorer icon in the chore bar, select the search box and enterfile explorer and select it.
Within File Explorer, become the Documents binder or the binder you downloaded the drivers to.
Find and double click or double tap on the file namedqcamainext10x-4-0-3-262-msx64_19fcb71525109fd2831d5a40944ded5663ec6af1.cab
Select CTRL+a on the keyboard. This should select all of the files.
Right click or long press on any of the files.
A warning dialog might open with the text, "Windows Security: Opening these files might be harmful to your estimator. Your internet security settings blocked ane or more than files from being opened. Do you desire to open these files anyway?" If you come across this alarm, select the OK button.
Select Extract from the right-click menu.
Select the New folder push button and rename information technology Qualcomm Wi-fi commuter.
Select the Extract button.
In the search box on the taskbar, enter device manager, then select Device Manager.
Discover Network adaptersand expand it.
Find the device with Qualcomm Wireless Network Adapter or Killer Wireless Network Adapter in the proper name and right-click or long printing on it.
Select Update Driver from the context menu.
Select theBrowse my reckoner for commuter softwarebutton.
It should default to your Documents binder, if this is where you saved the drivers then just select the Next button. If you did not save the drivers to your Documents folder, select the Browse button and find the folder you downloaded the drivers to and select OK.
It should at present discover the updated drivers and install them. Wait for this to complete and select Close.

Afterwards you have updated your Qualcomm Wi-Fi adapter drivers, the safeguard concur should exist removed and you should be able to install the newer version of Windows 10.

Note We recommend that y'all practise not effort to manually update using theUpdate now push button or the Media Creation Tool until a new driver has been installed and the Windows 10, version 1903 or Windows 10, version 1909 feature update has been automatically offered to you.

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