Intel Corporation Intel R Dual Band Wireless-N 8260 how to download and install the driver

Intel R Dual Band Wireless-N 8260 is a Network Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Intel Corporation. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_24F3&SUBSYS_00448086.

1. How to manually install Intel Corporation Intel R Dual Band Wireless-N 8260 driver

1. Download the setup file for Intel Corporation Intel R Dual Band Wireless-N 8260 driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 18.33.1.1 dated 2016-02-04.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is started then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by Intel Corporation.
Download size of the driver: 6317018 bytes (6.02 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.2 stars out of 24107 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. Using DriverMax to install Intel Corporation Intel R Dual Band Wireless-N 8260 driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Intel Corporation Intel R Dual Band Wireless-N 8260 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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