Solved : TP-Link USB Wireless Adapter CANNOT be DETECTED in Windows 7 , 8 , 8.1 , Vista , XP
So . . . you are having this BIG BIG problem where you are NOT able to install the drivers for your TP-Link TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter because your Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 or 8.1 cannot DETECT the device !! And you've tried every trick and the device is just sleeping . . its GREEN LIGHT does NOT illuminate or switch on No matter what you do. And you've searched all over the internet and on Google and you were shocked to find ONLY a few pages of information written in foreign language ! So now you are just about to throw away that TP-Link USB Wireless Adapter straight into the trash bin. Wait just a moment, cuz there might be a solution for you :)
Well , I've been there and done that too . . :) :) DON'T despair !!
My TP-Link USB Wireless Adapter was TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Adapter
My solution will probably apply to many other TP-Link Wireless Adapters
The problem with the people who created the drivers for this device is that they FORCE the detection of the hardware DURING the installation of drivers !!! They ASSUME too much !! The truth however is that these TP-Link Wireless Adapters normally WAKE-UP only **after the driver is already fully installed** . . . so the creators of the drivers are stupid stupid stupid !! If the drivers are NEEDED to wake up the device, how can u FORCE the device to wake up BEFORE the drivers are FULLY installed ???? You have to allow the user to at least install the drivers WITHOUT detecting the device, but these stupid guys who designed the drivers for this TP-Link Wireless adapter they do NOT allow the driver installation to proceed if the device is NOT detected [by the driver installation program]. It is a very time-wasting process that NEVER works for everybody.
Ok, enough about the stupid guys at TP-Link who design drivers for the TP-Link Wireless adapters :) Now let's get to my solution
First of all, I need to uncover a hidden secret for you about TP-Link Wireless adapters
It appears to me that TP-Link is just a name on the outer cover of the device
The REAL makers of the TP-Link Wireless adapters is actually a company called Qualcomm :) :)
so these TP-Link Wireless adapters are NOT made by TP-Link at all
when i checked carefully inside the device, i found that the Logic chip on it is a Qualcomm chip, therefore I decided to FORGET ABOUT the word "TP-Link"
i now started to look for drivers for my Qualcomm Wireless USB Adapter (which is written or labelled "TP-Link" on the outside but inside the device it is really a Qualcomm device !!)
so i used the Sam Drivers installation DVD
i am sorry to say, it is a 9 GB download !!! but i downloaded it
and then i extracted it
i then connected my TP-Link USB Wireless Adapter (it was still DEAD-asleep with No green lights and NO detection)
and then i ran the Snappy Drivers Installer from the Sam Drivers
surprise ! surprise !!! the Snappy Driver Installer detected my TP-Link Wireless adapter as a "Qualcomm Atheros AR7015 Wireless Network Adapter"
from that moment, it was Halleluyah for me :) :) :)
i chose the option to Install drivers for the "Qualcomm Atheros AR7015 Wireless Network Adapter"
the nice thing about the Snappy Driver Installer (which is part of the Sam Drivers pack) is that it does NOT force you to first DETECT the device before installing the drivers for that device
it just INSTALLS the drivers, period !!
i then RESTARTED the computer
and Wallah !!! My TP-Link Wireless USB adapter lighted up :) :) i saw its Green Light coming up for the first time after 5 days of trying all tricks to get this device to be installed on my Windows 8.1 Pro computer !
i was so happy to see that the device suddenly wakes-up and is working just fine
i restarted the computer one more time and suddenly, Windows 8.1 showed the Wireless Connection icon on the Taskbar Notification area :) :)
i am now able to connect to my TP-Link WiFi network in the house using my Windows 8.1 Pro computer which has the TP-Link TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter on it
the device is now running fine on my Windows 8.1 Pro computer as a "Qualcomm Atheros AR7015 Wireless Network Adapter" . . . . NOT as a TP-Link USB Wireless Adapter !
that is how i solved my problem :) :) :)
Sidenote:
Although I have NOT tested any of these ideas below . . .
1. it may be possible for you to download perhaps ONLY the drivers for the "Qualcomm Atheros AR7015 Wireless Network Adapter", rather than downloading the entire Sam Drivers pack (9 GB!!) , but i have NOT tested this , that is NOT how i solved my problem. with the Sam Drivers pack (version 15.3 or higher) i was able to use the Snappy Driver Installer that comes with it. if you ONLY have the drivers for Qualcomm Atheros AR7015 you may have to try several tricks such as right-clicking the device in Device Manager (it may be shown as an unknown USB WLAN device) and choosing to perhaps UPDATE DRIVERS for it.
2. i downloaded SamDrivers through the Rapidgator links displayed on this forum page (9 GB!!)
http://warez.sx/index.php/topic/16809-samdrivers-153-x86x64-multilingual-march-6-2015/#entry17255
i had to buy a Premium RapidGator account becuz i realized that i wud Never finish the downloading of this huge package if i am using FREE access :( but it was worth it !
3. it appears that you might also be able to use the SamDrivers pack by downloading only certain parts of it, instead of downloading the entire 9 GB package , for example i suspect that if you download only the DP_WLAN_15025.7z part of it and then you also download only the Snappy Driver Installer it might work out a lot more cheaper and faster for you. i suspect that the drivers for Wireless Network Adapters are only in this part of the SamDrivers pack [ DP_WLAN_15025.7z ] , but like i said, i did Not do it this way. The place to download the SamDrivers pack in a modular fashion (only certain parts of it) is at the DriverPack Solution website => http://drp.su
SamDrivers is actually a more better-packed version of the DriverPack Solution DVD. This thing (SamDrivers or DriverPack Solution DVD) has more than Eight Hundred and Twenty THOUSAND windows drivers (820 000+) on it !! :) :) If you are choosing to use the SamDrivers or DriverPack Solution in a modular fashion (a smaller download which contains only the WLAN driver pack) . . . then you're on your OWN my friend ! i have Never used it in a modular fashion so I cannot help you much with that :) i have only used it in its FULL package (9 GB!) . . . buttt . . . if you live in South Africa and you cannot afford to download the entire 9 GB package, talk to me, send me email below.. i might be able to help you by sending you a DVD copy [free of charge] of my SamDrivers version 15.3 driver collection using overnight postal service or even courier, we can arrange :)
if you have any other questions, please feel free to email me at
TeboggoMotlhale {{ at }} Gmail {{ dot }} com
i'll be glad to assist
