Hey guys, so I just managed to update my Rig to Windows 8.1 by doing a clean install. And when I attempted to install drivers for my ASUS PCE-AC66 Wireless Card, Windows Update didn't FIND any drivers for it. So I used DriverPackSolution 14 to download drivers and it downloaded and INSTALLED some BroadCom drivers for the Wireless Card. Short story, the BroadCom drivers didnt exactly work as it constatly dropped my wireless connection as soon as it connected to it. So I finally went to the ASUS Website and tried to MANUALLY download the drivers:

https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1006712/

https://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=20131119233840522&board_id=11&model=PCE-AC66&page=1&SLanguage=en-us

https://rog.asus.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-34025.html

To my surprise they did not have Windows 8.1 Drivers for PCE-AC66...only Win 7 and Win 8. I tried using the Win 8.1 drivers for the PCE-AC68 (the newest version of the product) and that just made my card freeze up everytime I tried to use it. So I did some research on Google and I found out that I could use a older Win 8 (not the latest Win 8 drivers, because apparently they had poor performance) and Win7 drivers and it would still work.

So Im using an older set of Win8 drivers and it seem to be working fin because it's too late for me to RMA the wireless card, but concern is will Asus eventually roll out Win 8.1 drivers for this card? And shoudl I be concered about this card's support for Windows 10, when it releases? Everyone's thoughts?

***Just realized I should have posted this in the "drivers" sub-thread, I apologize for the mistake!The differences between Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, and 10 in terms of the WDDM is unlikely to matter. The framework established with Vista onwards means all Drivers should be forward compatible (at least up to win 10). Even if you had to use a Vista Network driver(for example) you would not be "crippled" in any way.

It's likely ASUS did not RELEASE a new set of drivers because that new version would be effectively identical to the previous version.For what it's worth.
My experience with Windows 8.1 was very pleasant when it came to the wireless adapters I had on hand. Windows 8.1 found a suitable driver and it worked.

I recall that at the time I did have an Ethernet connection, so the Windows 8.1 was able to search for a driver.

IMHO you should RMA that adapter back to the MAKER or vendor. You just might have got a bad one.
Thanks BCProgrammer for teh explanation, that puts my mind at ease!

Quote from: Geek-9pm on March 25, 2015, 04:05:42 PM

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IMHO you should RMA that adapter back to the maker or vendor. You just might have got a bad one.