Download and install Microchip Technology, Inc. USB Serial Port driver

USB Serial Port is a Ports device. This driver was developed by Microchip Technology, Inc.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is USB/VID_04D8&PID_0208&MI_02.

1. Microchip Technology, Inc. USB Serial Port - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Microchip Technology, Inc. USB Serial Port driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.1.2600.9 released on 2014-10-06.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (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 analyze 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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Microchip Technology, Inc. applied a digital signature to this driver.
Download size of the driver: 8101 bytes (7.91 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.3 stars by 82741 users.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. Installing the Microchip Technology, Inc. USB Serial Port driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver with 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 detected driver updates. Search the list until you find the Microchip Technology, Inc. USB Serial Port driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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