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WILL AN OLDER REALTEK DRIVER WORK ON NEWER WINDOWS IF I FORCE IT?

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Accepted solution by Idris V. — ok so avoid unofficial driver sites and repackaged drivers. for network hardware especially, a tampered driver is a real risk. fingers…
  1. Wes
    @wes_byte

    Quick question: my PCIe Wi-Fi card is from a previous laptop and Id like to use it in my current PC. Realtek offers 10/100/1000M Gigabit Ethernet Driver. Does anyone have experience with this kind of thing? i dont mind some tinkering, but i dont want a security risk or random blue screens. If anyone has been through this with a similar old adapter, Id love to hear how it went and whether youd do it again or just buy a new one. what am i doing wrong??

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  2. Diego Gill
    @diego_kernel

    Does Windows show it as an unknown device or not at all? ??

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  4. Ada Dubois
    @pingbuilder

    hmmm drivers for older Windows versions sometimes work on newer ones, but they may fail driver signature requirements or core isolation (Memory integrity). If Windows blocks it, dont disable security features just for an old adapter. hope that helps :)

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  6. Idris V.
    @idrisv847
    Accepted solution

    ok so avoid unofficial driver sites and repackaged drivers. for network hardware especially, a tampered driver is a real risk. fingers crossed 🤞

    day one patch is bigger than the actual game, classic

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  7. Wes
    @wes_byte
    in reply to @idrisv847

    @idrisv847 WOWWW decided to retire the PCIe Wi-Fi card. the new one works without any driver install at all. seriously made my day 😭🙏

    my pc fans sound like a jet taking off but sure

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