Check network driver status - Windows 7 Tips

Checking Network or Wireless Adapter Driver Status in Windows 7

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This article will show you how to check the status of the network adaptor status





Heres How:



1) Go to Start and click on Control Panel.

2) Control Panel window will appear, click Hardware and Sound.

Note: If you view Control Panel by Large Icons or Small Icons, you can just double click the Device Manager.

3) Click on Device Manager in Hardware and Sound window.

4) The Device Manager will appear, then locate and expand Network adapters and right click the network or wireless adapter you want to check, finally click on Properties.

5) The network or wireless adapter properties window will appear, your driver works well if it shows This device is working properly under General tab. You can also manually configure network adapter’s driver parameters under Advanced tab.

Note: If your device does not work well, click on Driver tab to check driver details, update driver, rollback driver, disable driver or uninstall driver.