[DRIVERS] Intel Ethernet/WiFi/Bluetooth

[MoKiChU]

Hi everyone,

- Intel Ethernet Drivers (Drivers Only) :

Drivers - I225/I226 - Windows 11 : 2.1.3.3 WHQL [09/02/2023]
Drivers - I225/I226 - Windows 10 : 1.1.4.38 WHQL [09/02/2023]
Drivers - I217/I218/I219 - Windows 10/11 : 12.19.2.50 WHQL [03/11/2022]
Drivers - I210/I211 - Windows 11 : 13.0.14.0 WHQL [05/01/2023]
Drivers - I210/I211 - Windows 10 : 12.18.13.0 WHQL [21/12/2022]
Drivers - 82579 - Windows 10 : 12.15.31.4 WHQL [25/07/2016]
Download - I225/I226 - Windows 11 : Link
Download - I225/I226 - Windows 10 : Link
Download - I217/I218/I219 - Windows 10/11 : Link
Download - I210/I211 - Windows 11 : Link
Download - I210/I211 - Windows 10 : Link
Download - 82579 - Windows 10 : Link

Install/Update Process :

- Press Windows key + X > Device Manager > Right-click on your Intel Ethernet device > Update driver > Browse my computer for driver software
- Browse... > Select the extracted drivers folder (ETHERNET_Intel_v...) > Next

- Intel WiFi Drivers (Drivers Only) :

Drivers - 9xxx/AXxxx : 22.230.0.8 WHQL [09/05/2023]
Drivers - 8xxx : 22.200.2.1 WHQL [09/03/2023]
Drivers - 3165/3168/7265D : 22.220.0.4 WHQL [29/03/2023]
Drivers - 3160/7260/7265C : 18.33.17.1 WHQL [29/04/2019]
Download - 9xxx/AXxxx : Link
Download - 8xxx : Link
Download - 3165/3168/7265D : Link
Download - 3160/7260/7265C : Link

Install/Update Process :

- Press Windows key + X > Device Manager > Right-click on your Intel WiFi device > Update driver > Browse my computer for driver software
- Browse... > Select the extracted drivers folder (WiFi_Intel_v...) > Next

- Intel Bluetooth Drivers (Drivers Only) :

Drivers - 9xxx/AXxxx : 22.230.0.2 WHQL [26/04/2023]
Drivers - 8xxx : 22.200.0.2 WHQL [15/12/2022]
Drivers - 3165/3168/7265D : 22.220.0.3 WHQL [30/03/2023]
Drivers - 3160/7260/7265C : 20.100.5.1 WHQL [17/04/2019]
Download - 9xxx/AXxxx : Link
Download - 8xxx : Link
Download - 3165/3168/7265D : Link
Download - 3160/7260/7265C : Link

Install/Update Process :

- Press Windows key + X > Device Manager > Right-click on your Intel Bluetooth device > Update driver > Browse my computer for driver software
- Browse... > Select the extracted drivers folder (BT_Intel_v...) > Check the Include subfolders option > Next

OS requirements : Windows 10 64 bit or more recent.
Hardware requirements : Intel Ethernet/WiFi/Bluetooth controller.

TIPS :

If you want to manage the drivers (remove old/unused drivers for example) that you have in your Windows DriverStore
Use Driver Store Explorer (Right click on "Rapr.exe" > Run as administrator).

If you want better interrupts delivery latency
Enable MSI (Message Signaled-based Interrupts) mode on all your supported devices (see the column "supported modes") with
MSI Mode Utility (Right click on "MSI_Mode_Utility_v3.exe" > Run as administrator).

[MoKiChU]

Hi everyone,

- Intel Ethernet Drivers (Drivers Only) :

Drivers - I225/I226 - Windows 11 : 2.1.3.3 WHQL [09/02/2023]

Thread updated.

[Silent_Scone]

If experiencing dropouts on the 225 or 226 NIC, the latest driver contains the mitigation fix to resolve the issue.

https://community.intel.com/t5/Ethernet-Products/Intel-Communication-Intel-Ethernet-Controller-I226-...

[schm0]

So, Intel disabled/removed the next feature?
EEE?
Just like RSS?

[MoKiChU]

schm0 wrote:
So, Intel disabled/removed the next feature?
EEE?
Just like RSS?

Hi,

It's a mitigation fix, the disabling by default the EEE feature is only temporary at this point, a robust fix is being worked on by Intel.

tadekm wrote:
Its a kind of strange, but my mobo want work with drivers with version 2.x.x.x only 1.x.x.x. When I will install latest drivers from ASUS website (i225 here -Z590A Strix) after restart lan not working, yellow exclamation mark in device manager. This is happening from when I've bought this mobo in summer 2021. It doesn't matter OS Windows 10/11.

Hi,

Please refer to this post : https://rog-forum.asus.com/t5/intel-700-600-series/intel-ethernet-drivers-question/m-p/902806/highli...

If you switch from Windows 10/NDIS Drivers (1.x.x.xx) to Windows 11/NetAdapterCx Drivers (2.x.x.xx) or the opposite, reset the network : Settings > Network & Internet > Advanced network settings > Network reset > Reset now > Yes > Restart your PC.

tadekm wrote:
Maybe there is a firmware for LAN module somewhere ?

The Ethernet controller firmware is not doomed to be updated except in very specific cases, and if this is the case you will find the correct Ethernet controller firmware for your motherboard Ethernet controller in your motherboard support page (I do not advise you to trying to update it in a roundabout way, you risk making things worse rather than fixing anything).

[tadekm]

Its a kind of strange, but my mobo want work with drivers with version 2.x.x.x only 1.x.x.x. When I will install latest drivers from ASUS website (i225 here -Z590A Strix) after restart lan not working, yellow exclamation mark in device manager. This is happening from when I've bought this mobo in summer 2021. It doesn't matter OS Windows 10/11. Maybe there is a firmware for LAN module somewhere ?

[MoKiChU]

Hi everyone,

- Intel Bluetooth Drivers (Drivers Only) :

Drivers - 9xxx/AXxxx : 22.210.0.3 WHQL [08/02/2023]

Thread updated.

[JohnAb]

MoKiChU wrote:
Hi everyone,

- Intel Bluetooth Drivers (Drivers Only) :

Drivers - 9xxx/AXxxx : 22.210.0.3 WHQL [08/02/2023]
Download - 9xxx/AXxxx : Link

Thread updated.

Hi MoKiChU - thank you. I just installed these on my 690 Hero and they seem to be working fine. However, I note that you list several versions of Bluetooth drivers according (to what I assume) is the Bluetooth chip on the motherboard? Could you advise where we need to look to get that information - I can't find anything that seems to match the codes/numbers that are in your list. I can only see that my motherboard is "Bluetooth v5.2 hardware ready". Not a priority at all, just interested to learn. Thanks.

[MoKiChU]

JohnAb wrote:
Hi MoKiChU - thank you. I just installed these on my 690 Hero and they seem to be working fine. However, I note that you list several versions of Bluetooth drivers according (to what I assume) is the Bluetooth chip on the motherboard? Could you advise where we need to look to get that information - I can't find anything that seems to match the codes/numbers that are in your list. I can only see that my motherboard is "Bluetooth v5.2 hardware ready". Not a priority at all, just interested to learn. Thanks.

Hi,

You just need to refer to your WiFi controller device.

[JohnAb]

MoKiChU wrote:
Hi,

You just need to refer to your WiFi controller device.

Brilliant - I didn't realise that the same chip controls Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. I kind of assumed they would be listed separately. Looks like I have the AX210 chip. Thank you MoKiChU.

[Murph_9000]

FYI, there's a bit of a nasty bug in the ASUS install scripts included with the 1.1.4.38/2.1.3.3 Intel I225/226 LAN Driver. I don't believe it's a problem for MoKiChU's redistributed driver-only downloads, as they don't appear to include the script in question. It's a new-ish PowerShell script named deloeminf.ps1, and it can do an erroneous "devcon dp_delete" on completely unrelated drivers due to a bad pattern match. I.e. it will delete random drivers. Full details, and a fix for the script bug here:

https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?132494-Harmful-deloeminf-ps1-script-in-latest-ASUS-Intel-I...

Edit: The download with the bad script is DRV_LAN_Intel_I225_I226_TSD_W11_64_V11438_20230303R.zip. Including the name here, for ease of reference, and so it's distinguishable from a future fixed version (the 20230303R should be the important bit for identifying that specific release, i.e. 3 March 2023).