The is legendary. Not because it is fast (it is not). Not because it is pretty (it is an ugly beige dongle). It is legendary because of the Atheros AR9271 chipset sitting under that plastic hood.

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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power

| Metric | TL-WN722N v1 (Win10 Driver) | Intel AX210 | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Max Link Speed | 150 Mbps (Theoretical) | 2400 Mbps | | Monitor Mode | | None | | Packet Injection | Working | N/A | | Range (2.4 GHz) | Excellent (-45 dBm @ 50ft) | Good (-58 dBm) | | Latency (Bufferbloat) | High (+45ms) | Low (+2ms) |

Find a driver package that includes a signed .cat file. Some community packages use a leaked Qualcomm cross-signing certificate. The GitHub project “AR9271-Windows-10” provides a fully signed driver as of 2024.

🚀 The "Atheros AR9271" driver is the engine inside your device. Search for "Atheros AR9271 Windows 10 64-bit driver."