Your computer manufacturer might have customized drivers and software to enable or alter features, or provide improved operation on your computer. There is a difference between Intel® Software and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)-supplied software.
Once drivers downloaded, proceed with the following steps to manually install your drivers or Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software: For driver-only package, see IT Administrator Links for Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software. Then download the latest driver for your Intel® Wireless Adapter. Manually identify your Intel® Wireless Adapter and driver version number. Automatically detect and update your drivers and software with the Intel® Driver & Support Assistant. Download Intel® Wireless Drivers and other software When you update the Intel® PROSet/Wireless software package, it might not update the wireless adapter driver if it includes the same driver as the previous release. Updates, patches, or fixes in a new software release may only apply to the software or to certain Intel® Wireless Adapters. We recommend this download for IT admins who need to perform customized or silent installation.
Three kinds of downloads are available on Download Center for Intel® Wireless Adapters: Downloads Check available downloads for Intel® Wireless Adapters If you prefer to use the manual installation process, click or the topic for details: Step 1. For Windows* OS: Before attempting a manual install, we recommend trying to install and update your drivers and software automatically using the Intel® Driver & Support Assistant tool.įor Linux* OS: See Linux* Support for Intel® Wireless Adapters for more information about Linux* drivers.