Surface Pro Ethernet Driver
Just wanted to know if anyone else is encountering the problems in facing. I updated to Windows 10 and it updated quickly without any issues. The I noticed that Wifi wasn't working. It's the dang Marvell wireless adapter, it won't work. It's always been wonky.
The package provides the installation files for Microsoft Surface Ethernet Adapter Driver version 8.6.128.2013. In order to manually update your driver, follow the steps below (the next steps).
I went to device manager and tried reinstalling the drivers which were stored locally. That didn't work. I uninstalled the device and reinstalled and that didn't work. I tried the airplane mode on/off trick. That didn't work. I've had this issue with 8.1 but it usually was an easy fix. I tried to do the hardware reset by holding down the vol up and power buttons.
I don't think this works in Windows 10 for some reason. I'm in the process of 'refreshing' my surface pro 3 to see if it fixes it.
Also, the brightness wasn't adjustable. It's pretty embarrassing that Microsoft can't get the drivers working on Windows 10 for their flagship PC. Anyone else experiencing these issues? The surface pro 3 drivers are available on MS as a set- it's worth a shot trying to reinstall them. I updated from the ISO to W10 and did not keep anything and haven't had any driver issues.
Microsoft Surface Pro Ethernet
I really think it's worth doing a clean install after upgrading to W10 to avoid any headaches that could potentially happen immediately or down the road. One thing I was wondering is if the W10 ISO has all the surface pro 3 drivers included. I wasn't able to get the auto update to work so opted for the ISO install. After Upgrading to Windows 10 on Surface Pro 3 the WiFi stopped working and Network Settings reported the Marvell Wireless Hardware or Driver were the cause of the problem.
I googled the problem and saw suggestions ranging from Rollback to Windows 8 & uninstall Cisco VPN or install a fresh copy of Windows OS. But, being naturally lazy I too a shot at Device Manager and found a little Yellow triangle with exclamation mark on the Marvell device listed under Network Adapters. I disabled it and enabled it and the Yellow triangle with exclamation mark cleared up and vola I am connected wifi again.
Believe it or not was easy as that.
By default many people have unlimited access to the internet using an Ethernet connection, so the Anniversary Update only brings the option to set your Wi-Fi or cellular data connections as metered. But that becomes a big problem for users who don’t have unlimited data plan and they have to modify the registry to resolve it with wired network. Unlike previous version, now Windows 10 Creators Update allows users to set Ethernet connection as metered possibly and switch it anywhere. Posted in Tagged.
