Intel Dual Band wireless ac-7260 drivers

[timbarlant]

Hello, I have a wifi card intel dual band ac-7260. Can I get the latest driver for this card for windows 10(64bit).

[n_scott_pearson]

@EugenG,

Use this link: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtacZBU04mo-j-tQ34BdSDv6y1BFsg?e=7gn50T to access my archive. Subfolders provide final driver packages for most of the Discontinued Wireless adapters.

Hope this helps,

...S

[n_scott_pearson]

@odaqua,

Use this link: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtacZBU04mo-j-tQ34BdSDv6y1BFsg?e=7gn50T to access my archive. Subfolders provide final driver packages for most of the Discontinued Wireless adapters.

To everybody else,

This link that I am providing is an open, read-only link to the portion of my archive that I have placed in my (OneDrive) cloud. You do not need anything else (i.e. no further permissions) in order to be able to see and download these files.

Hope this helps,

...S

[n_scott_pearson]

No, it should work fine. What you may have to do is a clean install. That is, with Internet access disabled, uninstall any existing Intel Wireless and Bluetooth packages, reboot, and then install the latest packages discussed. 

Here is the full and proper process for performing a clean Install; follow it exactly:

1. If you haven't already, download to your PC - but do not install just yet - the 21.10.1 Bluetooth and Wireless driver packages.
2. Most important! Disable Internet access. Unplug Ethernet cable and/or disable wireless. Keep disabled until told to re-enable. Note this Wireless disable *must* be of type that will persist (stay disabled) across reboots.
3. From the Apps & Features applet, check for instances of Intel PROSet/Wireless Software and Intel Wireless Bluetooth. If none, skip to Step 6.
4. Uninstall each instance of Intel PROSet/Wireless Software and/or Intel Wireless Bluetooth that is present. When prompted, choose "Discard Settings".
5. Manually reboot your computer, keeping Internet access disabled throughout.
6. From the Device Manager applet, check the Network Adapters section for an entry for Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 (or 3160) and check the Bluetooth section for an entry for Intel Wireless Bluetooth that has an intel driver associated with it. If neither is the case, go forward to Step 12.
7. Right click on the entry for Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 (or 3160) and uninstall it, choosing (checkmark) Delete the driver software for this device.
8. Repeat step 7 until the option to Delete the driver software for this device is greyed out.
9. Right click on the entry for Intel Wireless Bluetooth and open its properties. If it has an Intel driver associated with it, then uninstall it, choosing to (checkmark) Delete the driver software for this device.
10. Repeat step 9 until the option to Delete the driver software for this device is not offered (greyed out).
11. Go back to Step 5.
12. Install the downloaded Bluetooth driver package (my rule: always install Bluetooth first).
13. Install the downloaded Wireless driver package.
14. Manually shutdown and reboot your computer.
15. Reenable Internet access. Restore Ethernet cable and/or reenable wireless.
16. Test.

Note that it sometimes takes multiple uninstall (and reboot) cycles to clean out the old installations, so don't give up on the process. If you get to, say, 10 cycles, stop there and attempt the installation of the latest drivers.

Hope this helps,

...S

[Solom]

Hey Scott, Do you mind sending me the latest drivers for intel dual band ac-7260 for windows 10 (64bit). I don’t know if it matters but I have an HP pavilion g6. Thank you very much, I heard you’ve helped plenty of people. Much appreciated!

[n_scott_pearson]

Sorry for tardiness; I've been out of the country for 3 weeks.

Use this link: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtacZBU04mo-j-tQ34BdSDv6y1BFsg?e=7gn50T to access my archive. Subfolders provide final driver packages for most of the Discontinued Wireless adapters.
Hope this helps,
...S

[Steveb77]

Scott's explicit instructions & files brought my laptop back to life! I really appreciate it Scott!

[philthethrill]

Hey Scott. I created an account just to say thank you. I have an old Acer Aspire R7-371T, and my router wasn't showing up in the list of available Wi-Fi networks. Thanks to your drivers for the Wireless-AC 7265-C, my router now shows up in the list of available Wi-Fi networks, and I was able to connect to it. 

[n_scott_pearson]

You're welcome. These clean re-install instructions will also work (with only the obvious changes) with any of the other Intel adapters.

...S