Intel has released new drivers for its Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chips and is improving Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth. The manufacturer bundles the software stack for wireless communication of devices in the network under the label “PROSet Wireless Software”. Fi 6E AX211
The error corrections concern one of Intel's most widespread WLAN plug-in modules, the Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211, which is also available in a “custom design” from on-board partners exists.
The official release notes (PDF) list the following optimizations and bug fixes.
Key Issues Fixed and Changes
When a connected AP switches channels with 80MHz bandwidth, Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 may stop working and show a yellow bang in Device Manager.
When using a PC with Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 in hotspot mode, some mobile phones might experience degraded download throughput performance.
Intel PROSet/Wireless 22.180.0 – Release Notes
The improvements only affect systems with Windows 11, as Windows 10 does not support Wi-Fi 6E.
Bluetooth connections should be made become more stable
The updated Bluetooth driver should offer functional changes in addition to an error correction that should fix occasional disconnections.
In a certain scenario, a Bluetooth® connection between the PC and another device might fail.
Intel® Wireless Bluetooth® 22.180.0 driver has been updated to include functional updates. Users should update to the latest version.
Intel Wireless Bluetooth 22.180.0 – Release Notes
The changes are different from the WLAN driver also noticeable under Windows 10.
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 is often used
In particular, the widespread AX211 chipset, which is also used on the ASRock Wi-Fi 6E upgrade kits presented in July, benefits from the latest driver. In retail, the module is available at prices starting at 12.19 euros or 19.79 euros (with vPro). The AX211 chipset is also used on many mainboards for the AMD platforms AM4 and AM5 with Ryzen 5000 (test) and Ryzen 7000 (test) and implements WLAN and Bluetooth “on board”.
802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E Kit for Intel (Image: ASRock)
Download on ComputerBase
The two new WLAN and Bluetooth drivers, which support products from the Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 to the Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX411, can be downloaded from the ComputerBase download area directly below this message.
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