[Elecraft] FTDI driver on Win10

[David Decoons]

Dell loads an OEM version of Windows 10, complete with their “bloat ware”. I use a true Windows 10 Pro ISO from Microsoft, not the home version or OEM version. That may explain why some do not need drivers and others do. I just installed a fresh copy of full Windows 10 Pro (created USB installer downloaded from MS) onto an HP Z420 workstation. I plugged in the KXUSB cable and Windows automatically configured the com port. I did need drivers from HP for other hardware in the workstation.

Best advice I can give you is plug in the cable and wait about 30 seconds to 1 minute to see if Windows detects the cable, if it doesn’t then download and install the driver.

73
Dave wo2x

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> On Jul 3, 2021, at 8:35 AM, David Olean <k1whs at metrocast.net> wrote:
> 
> I have been adding several newish computers for ham radio to bring myself farther  into the 21st century. Lately Win 10 does not automatically install the FTDI adaptor. My latest computer as of about May 1st (brand new from Dell) did not load the driver when I plugged the FTDI adaptor in. I had to do it manually.  In the past it loaded all by itself.
> 
> Dave K1WHS
> 
>> On 7/2/2021 11:55 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
>>> On 7/2/2021 7:48 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
>>> I would advise you to download and install the latest FTDI drivers from the FTDI website.
>>> My understanding is that Win 10 does no longer include the FTDI drivers.
>> 
>> I just went through this on a new (to me) Windoze 10-64 machine that I wanted to use for logging VHF. All the software installed, checked out, but didn't bother to connect to K3. Ended up subbing another computer. Tonight, did the troubleshooting after advice from my trusty computer guru, who told me exactly this. I downloaded the drivers from FTDI, pointed Windoze Update Driver to the folder where they were, hit next, and they were installed.
>> 
>> Without that driver, the USB to USB cable for the KPA1500 also didn't work.
>> 
>> 73, Jim K9YC
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