Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR8161/8165 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller how to download and install the driver

Qualcomm Atheros AR8161/8165 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Qualcomm Atheros. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_1969&DEV_1091; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR8161/8165 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR8161/8165 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 2.1.0.21 released on 2013-07-16.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is running 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 pretty straightforward. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by Qualcomm Atheros.
File size of the driver: 116355 bytes (113.63 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.1 stars out of 15595 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. Using DriverMax to install Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR8161/8165 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR8161/8165 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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