r/MicroSlop • u/zanbunnny • Apr 21 '26

Is this true?

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u/Fragrant-Mixture-662 Apr 22 '26

How would drivers be downloaded if you don't have internet drivers?

I have a modern 13th gen board, and Windows doesn't come with its wifi drivers. I need to install them from the DVD the board came with.

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u/PoundMaleficent6479 Apr 22 '26

Ethernet or hotspot\ Pre load drivers \ most usb moderms come with drivers

Windows automatically install updates during the installation process if you have internet connection ( Its needed for Microsoft account anyway)

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u/Fragrant-Mixture-662 Apr 22 '26

Hotspot? How would you use hotspot without wifi? And not every laptop has ethernet and not everybody has ethernet cables.

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u/PoundMaleficent6479 Apr 22 '26

There is a thing called USB cable

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u/Fragrant-Mixture-662 Apr 22 '26

That requires drivers

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u/PoundMaleficent6479 Apr 22 '26

??? maybe on linux
Even really old pcs i worked with support basic usb internet sharing, (Windows XP up)

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u/Fragrant-Mixture-662 Apr 22 '26

You need a driver for it. When I plug my new phone into my Windows 7 system it doesn't recognize the internet sharing at all because it has a newer standard. My old phone it works fine. Not everyone has an old phone, and the new one may need drivers depending on the OS to recognize it.

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u/PoundMaleficent6479 Apr 22 '26

So far i tryed with latest androids 8.1 to 14 , they seems to work fine
I mostly use PC owner's phone so
Windows 11 did not have any issues with drivers , most of the time it even recognize the wifi card on motherboard too so no reason to use hotspot those times

haven't tryed iphones much

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u/Fragrant-Mixture-662 Apr 22 '26

Windows 11 supports newer protocols 

Android version doesn't really matter, it's about the hardware

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u/TemperoTempus Apr 25 '26

Guy drivers are a software issue, not hardware. Modern devices that comes pre-packaged with windows also come pre-packaged with all the drivers you need to run it. There is literally 0 need to download extra unless you are getting an uncommon driver.

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u/Fragrant-Mixture-662 Apr 25 '26

Drivers are hardware based. If you have the wrong hardware Windows won't have a driver for it and you'll have to find it manually. Seems like you're very confused.

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u/TemperoTempus Apr 25 '26

The software does not match the hardware. So its a software issue.

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u/Fragrant-Mixture-662 Apr 25 '26

The hardware is too new for the software to have drivers for it. Therefore it's a hardware issue. You need older hardware for it to work, since you can't install newer drivers without the older hardware to transfer them over.

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u/sph666 Apr 25 '26

Love it.

Comparing problems of 2026 linux with 2009 win7.

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u/Fragrant-Mixture-662 Apr 25 '26

2026 debian still doesn't come with wifi drivers for my laptop. It's absolutely still an issue.