Driver for FTDI USB Control Panel - downloading and installing it

USB Control Panel is a USB Universal Serial Bus device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by FTDI. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_1D26&PID_0001; this string has to match your hardware.

1. FTDI USB Control Panel - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for FTDI USB Control Panel driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 2.12.12 dated 2016-01-06.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled 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 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 computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
File size of the driver: 578379 bytes (564.82 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.1 stars by 50765 users.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• 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 FTDI USB Control Panel driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install 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 with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start 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 driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the FTDI USB Control Panel driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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