Windows 10 and Wireless usb adpater

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smilemoar88

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Since I got Win 10 my Netgear A6210 has been borked mostly due to their drivers which has resulting in my getting dial-up spedds. Seriously there are farmers in Belarus who could plug a cord into a turnip and get better results than I am at present.

I have tried to fix it of course doing a dozen different things in Windows 10 and with their driver with no luck.

And since netgear are awful updating drivers and do not appear to be doing more fixes to correct the issues any time soon I am now looking for another USB Wireless Adapter for my WiFi at home.

Specifically I need both the device and it's associated drivers to be fully functional with Windows 10. With full speed internet as it was in Windows 7 if possible.
 
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If you have a PCIe or PCI slot, I would recommend getting an adapter of that type instead. Although your current problem is indeed likely a driver issue (I've seen this elsewhere about Win10 and network adapters), the antennas on an add-in card are almost always better than those on a USB adapter, sometimes considerably; this will result in better performance overall.
As useless as consumer "reviews" typically are, it would be helpful to find an adapter with reviews indicating people are using it successfully with Windows 10.

If you have a PCIe or PCI slot, I would recommend getting an adapter of that type instead. Although your current problem is indeed likely a driver issue (I've seen this elsewhere about Win10 and network adapters), the antennas on an add-in card are almost always better than those on a USB adapter, sometimes considerably; this will result in better performance overall.
As useless as consumer "reviews" typically are, it would be helpful to find an adapter with reviews indicating people are using it successfully with Windows 10.

 
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A solution that worked with my adapter (Edimax EW-7822UAC AC1200 ADAPTER which I highly recommend) to completely uninstall wireless drivers I download from Edimax, uninstall drivers I had windows installed via Win 10 to try to fix problem, Reset computer then plug in adapter and let Windows install own drivers. Also full reset of router seemed to help me out after following those steps.
 
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