Dual band Wireless AC 7260 keep disconnect

[Nasser1]

Hello I have Dual band AC 7260 using on windows 10 was working well but not that I moved to other region it keep disconnect from the router even from my mobile Hotspot and start searching for networks
Intel has discounted it, how to solve that issue and also what is the alternative card in case I would like to replace it
Thank you

[n_scott_pearson · Accepted solution]

To attempt to resolve this issue, I would suggest that you completely uninstall the Wireless and Bluetooth drivers, reboot and then reinstall these packages (I sent you link to driver files in the other conversation).

Now, as for a replacement/upgrade, I must start with a warning: If you have an older laptop, you need to know that some manufacturers implement Inclusion/Exclusion lists in their BIOS that will prevent you from upgrading yourself. If this is the case, you can only purchase upgrades through the laptop manufacturer – and usually on an outrageous cost-plus basis.

There are several cards that you could use if Wireless-AC and WiFi 5 capabilities are considered good enough. Since the cards cost roughly the same, however, I recommend upgrading to the latest Wireless-AX and WiFi 6/6e capabilities. To upgrade to the latest Wireless-AX and WiFi 6 support, you need an AX200 module. For Wireless-AX and WiFi 6e (which supports the 6GHz band), you need an AX210 module. 

An important question: Do you have a 7260NGW card or do you have a 7260HMW card? That is, does your card look like this:

(7260NGW)

Or does it look like this:

(7260HMW)

If you have a 7260NGW card, you can purchase a replacement card manufactured by Intel for ~US$20. Here are examples:

• AX200NGW: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V9N9XVJ
• AX210NGW: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B4T696W5

If, on the other hand, you have a 7260HMW card, there is a small problem: Intel does not manufacture cards in this older formfactor any longer. All is not lost, however; there are 3rd-party companies that take the Intel silicon and mount it onto the older formfactor cards. These cards utilize the exact same drivers as the NGW cards from Intel, downloaded (yourself) from the Intel Download Center, so nothing sketchy here. These cards are slightly more expensive than the Intel NGW cards, however: ~US$30 (due to smaller sales volumes, I think). Here are examples:

• MPE-AX3000H (AX200): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091FJXQHH
• MPE-AXE3000H (AX210): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09F3CLKLH

These HMW cards are examples only; the ones that I actually purchased and tested are from a company named Fenvi, who doesn't seem to offer card-level products through Amazon (I purchased mine through NewEgg).

Hope this helps,

...S

[Nasser1]

many thanks for the wonderful explanation and information, my card is (7260HMW) and I use laptop HP 4540s probook (2013) well I will start by following your steps, if things going well then no need to replace .. and again many thanks for the driver, I will check for it now in the other conversation

[n_scott_pearson]

I have been doling out the drivers to one user at a time, so that I could collect user information to use in my argument that the files need to be reposted. I am at the point of giving up, however. Intel is saying that there is a security risk associated with reposting the drivers and that Intel Legal is simply not going to allow it.

So, I am providing a share link here that will allow anyone to pull the final file releases for the various discontinued Wireless Adapters that I had archived: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtacZBU04mo-j-tQ34BdSDv6y1BFsg?e=7gn50T. Where possible, I have included the original Release Note files; where not possible, I have created Release Note files with what information I have access to.

If someone wants to take these files and put them on a file sharing service, go for it. Let me know where they are available and I will remove them from my share.

...S