[DRIVERS] Intel Ethernet/WiFi/Bluetooth

[funkyd]

You are wrong, the Intel official drivers are generic, for all solutions based on their controllers.

Straight from Intel's website:

"This software may also apply to Intel® Ethernet Controllers. Support for built-in network connections is provided by the system or board manufacturer."

I'm glad there are people not having issues with these drivers, but the fact is some people are. The condescending responses do not contribute anything to this discussion. I've built dozens of PC's; don't assume someone with a low post count here doesn't know what they're doing.

[Ataemonus]

Post count is irrelevant, however, the issues faced are quite relevant and speak loads to somebody's experience and knowledge.
Also, if you can understand the difference between hardware IDs and specific vendor IDs, that would also help your case ;-)
A funny fact is that you linked to the Windows 10 driver packages, admitedly, the same as the Windows 11 ones, but shows you're not even looking in the right place to begin with.

Do not get me wrong, it's quite possible that somebody is having legitimate issues with the drivers, but the greater chance is that the issues are user caused, a fact which you seem to completely ignore.

[funkyd]

If you think a BSOD on a clean install of Windows that happens with one set of drivers but not another is somehow "user caused" and not an issue with the driver or hardware combination, then I'm not sure what to tell you. I'm not here to argue, but you sure make a lot of assumptions about the experience and knowledge of people you don't know.

[lerun]

I'm running a clean install of Windows 11. Prime Z690-A motherboard. The only "official" drivers are the ones available on Asus's site, Intel's drivers are only officially supported for Intel ethernet cards, not integrated ethernet controllers.

Also, the fact the bluescreen is a kernel security check failure points more to a driver or hardware compatibility issue than a Windows install issue. Two people have reported BSOD's, and we're doing so here to warn others so they update with caution.

Was also getting BSOD on win11 with these drivers. Had to roll back to the last one. Same motherboard.

[funkyd]

Therefore, some third party apps that use NDIS drivers/devices (like Avast and its Avast! Firewall NDIS Filter Miniport) and/or that use WFP (Windows Filtering Platform) can cause your NetAdapter miniport driver kernel to crash/BSoD.

Thank you for this information! This helped me track down the cause on my system. I am still testing, but virtualization appears to break these drivers. This includes Windows Sandbox and Windows Subsystem for Linux. Removing these allows the drivers to install. Reinstalling either will cause a BSOD after the 2nd reboot (the 1st reboot completes the feature installation, and the system appears to be stable until the 2nd reboot).

Anyone else who experienced BSOD's, can you respond if you're using Windows Sandbox, WSL, Hyper-V, or any other type of virtualization such as Bluestacks, VirtualBox, etc? If someone with a stable system wants to test by installing one of these features, just be aware you'll need to enter Safe Mode and remove the ethernet driver if you end up in a boot loop.

[Ataemonus]

If you think a BSOD on a clean install of Windows that happens with one set of drivers

I am still testing, but virtualization appears to break these drivers. This includes Windows Sandbox and Windows Subsystem for Linux.

Clearly, your definition of a "clean install on Windows" is quite different than what the actual wording would suggest, as I am yet to find any version of Windows that comes by default with WS and WSL installed.

[ahfoo]

@ MoKiChU, thank you for your update. Appreciated.

[Ataemonus]

Thank you, Mokichu.

[djase]

Hi everyone,

- Intel WiFi Drivers (Drivers Only) :

Drivers - 9xxx/AXxxx : 22.140.0.2 WHQL [18/04/2022]
Download - 9xxx/AXxxx : Link

Thread updated.

Cheers mate as usual.

[RamGuy]

I was struggling with this like crazy. Both the 2.0.1.3 offered directly by Asus and 2.0.1.7 offered directly by Intel was causing non-stop kernel security check BSOD. Had to disable all kinds of virtualization software in Windows 11 such as Hyper-V, Guarded Host, and Microsoft Defender Application Guard.

Does seem like a massive oversight? I can understand that generic Intel drivers might cause issues, but the fact that Asus themselves list 2.0.1.3 as the only Windows 11 driver for my Asus Z690 Maximus Hero and it doesn't work with common Windows 11 features without causing non-stop BSOD is bad.