Because this is an older legacy device, downloading a safe, verified driver from external hubs is your best bet if Windows does not automatically detect it.
: A known issue is software conflicts. One user discovered that Zone Alarm Free was blocking all wireless adapters—uninstalling the firewall immediately restored connectivity. Additionally, if Windows fails to bind the IP protocol stack to the adapter, try resetting TCP/IP via netsh int ip reset and reinstalling the driver. Because this is an older legacy device, downloading
Verify that appears without any yellow exclamation marks. downloading a safe
in the terminal; it should identify as "Realtek Semiconductor Corp.". you can try:
The device has been verified to work as expected, providing a stable wireless connection. If you're experiencing any issues, you can try: