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Netis WF2190 WNA incompatible with Win 8.1?

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  • Wireless Adapter
  • Wireless Network
July 28, 2014 3:01:43 PM

I recently built a PC and instead of a NIC, I went with an external USB wireless adapter, the Netis WF2190, based on good reviews. I installed Windows 8.1 originally, and when I installed the drivers from the factory CD, the computer blue screened, and restarted, and then blue screened and restarted, and on and on. Once I unplugged the adapter, it stopped the cycle, and as soon as I plugged it back in it started again. So I figured maybe the factory driver wasn't compatible with 8.1 and there was an updated driver on the Netis website. So I downloaded the driver from the website, installed it, and plugged in the wireless adapter. As you can probably guess from my posting here, it went right back to the blue screen-restart cycle. My next step was to roll back to Windows 8. The Win 8.1 was something I got from a friend, and I suspect may have been pirated as it never asked me for a product key(I had a product key because I have access to Win 8 Pro through my school, so I was planning on upgrading to Pro anyways). Anyways, I installed Windows 8 Pro, and then the driver and now it works fine. However, it is only Windows 8, not 8.1, and I HATE Windows 8 (can barely stand 8.1, but I was getting used to it). After finally getting all the updates necessary (101 important updates!) to update to Win 8.1, I went to update, and it got through the whole process, and as I was going to log in to 8.1, it started the cycle again, and eventually stopped the update to 8.1, saying it could not complete the update. So my question is, does anyone know anything about the Netis WF2190 AC1200 having compatibility issues with Win 8.1? All but one of the reviews on NewEgg said it was perfectly compatible, but I don't know why I'm having trouble. If it helps, my build consists of the following:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK2 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Logitech MK520 Wireless Ergonomic Keyboard w/Laser Mouse ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech Performance Wireless Laser Mouse ($66.40 @ Amazon)
Total: $899.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-28 17:59 EDT-0400

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