It does not seem to be plug &amp; Play for Windows 8.1. Got any suggestions?
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I bought about 20 at once and one was not functioning. The company replaced it immediately and then we had no trouble with plug and play.
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It will work with Windows 8 but it's not guaranteed to work with Windows 8.1 without loading the latest driver.
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I have two of them running on Windows 8. Plug and play. No need to download drivers.
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I haven't tested it on Windows 8.1, but I'm going to assume that it will because it's Plug and Play. I was surprised that it worked on my Nvidia Shield running Android 4.3 with no problems. You can always download drivers from Windows 8.1 or windows update should find the drivers for you.
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I tried it on windows 8.1 it does not work with 3.0 usb ports because it's a 2.0 usb that is the issue I ran into.
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As far as I know no consistent solution. One rumour of improvement with windows 8.1 and new driversOnly USB wifi adapter seems to be definitiveSony accepted my computer in return within first month after purchase
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Can verify that it works on Windows 8.1 Pro. So it should work on 8.1, as the specs state no additional drivers are needed.
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I have Windows 8.1 and the dongle works, no problems. I did need to install the software (CD was enclosed with the dongle), but it took just a couple of minutes and it has been working great!
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I didn't. I just plugged and it worked. I think this is the way newer operating systems work. I remember older OS you had to download the latest drivers to get it to work.
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I do not have Windows 8 or 8.1 yet. It is possible one version might work differently than the other.
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That is because it is not compatible with Windows 8.1 you must use a external hard drive or flash drive. that was my loss also.
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Hello, this I don't know. I know it works fine with windows 8, with 8.1 I can't answer. I don't have the 8.1. I'm sorry I can't be more help. Have a blessed day! Deborah
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I have Windows 8.1 and still have the disconnection problem, even after following others' advice here and changing USB power settings and updating drivers from the Mediatek website. So, yes it works, but will drive you crazy disconnecting and reconnecting.
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Are you using the CD that came with it? I'm running windows 8.1 pro x64, and when I installed the software on the CD, it worked perfectly. You might have a defective product.
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It should be compatible USB is generic and it is USB 2.0 so windows 8.1 will be compatible because USB drivers will be generic hope i helped
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Yes it is... I am using Windows 8.1 though... Only thing is that you need to plug in first before you run your software...
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Using it successfully with Win 7 home. Win 7 saw it without driver disk use. Don't know re 8.1.