Driver for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter - downloading and installing it

Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter is a Network Adapters device. This driver was developed by Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002B&SUBSYS_1461103C; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to manually install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver

1. Download the setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 3.0.0.130 dated 2012-07-03.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is started then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan 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, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver was not digitally signed.
Size of this driver: 900891 bytes (879.78 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 3.1 stars out of 71313 votes.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver

The most important 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. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~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 locate the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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