Surface Ethernet Adapter Driver Download

Posted on 6/4/2019by admin

Surface Pro Network Adapter Download
Surface Pro Ethernet Adapter Driver Download

I couldn't get the USB ethernet adapter to work in my PRO either. But then, because I have a Macbook Air, I used the Apple USB ethernet adapter in my PRO and it worked right away without needing to install any drivers.

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Jan 24, 2017 - Microsoft Surface Ethernet Adapter Driver 10.4.124.2017 for Windows 10. The driver package provides the installation files for Microsoft.
I checked the Device Manager and saw that the Surface Ethernet Adapter isn't properly installed. Instead, under 'Other devices', there's a miscellaneous 'Ethernet adapter' which hasn't installed correctly. In the device status, I get this error: This device is not configured correctly. (Code 1) To find a driver for this device, click Update Driver.

My name is Scott McArthur and I am a Supportability Program Manager for Surface. Today I have a quick blog on some important deployment information regarding the Surface Ethernet Drivers. When doing a deployment, it is necessary to add the Surface Ethernet drivers to boot images (ConfigMgr, MDT, WDS). This blog will discuss where to get the drivers.

First some technical details on the drivers themselves:

PNPID: VID_045E&PID_07C6. This is partial PNPID
Windows 10 X86
- msux86w10.inf
- msux86w10.sys
Windows 10 X64
- msux64w10.inf
- msux64w10.sys
Windows 8.1 X86
- msu30x86w8.inf
- msu30x86w8.sys
Windows 8.1 X64
- msu30x64w8.inf
- msu30x64w8.sys

Where to get the driver:

Starting with Windows 10 Version 1607 the Surface Ethernet driver is included so if you are deploying it should just work. Note the inbox version is 10.2.504.2016. A later version has already been released.
The .MSI package, which is used to update existing installs of Surface, does not contain the Surface Ethernet Drivers.
The .ZIP package used for bare metal deployments (For example Surface Pro 4) do not contain the Surface Ethernet drivers.

To download the latest drivers for Surface Ethernet adapter, do the following:

Browse to the Microsoft Update Catalog here.
In the search box enter Surface Ethernet Drivers.

When looking at the drivers pay special attention to the version column. At the time of this blog publication the latest drivers were:

Windows 10: 10.2.704.2016
Windows 8.1: 8.18.303.2015

Notes:

Check back regularly for any new versions.
There are 2 entries. One for x86 and one for x64. x86 is primarily for customers who have purchased the Surface Ethernet Adapter and using it on another device although you may be booting X86 based boot image but installing X64 operating system. Best practice is to include both in your deployments.
The drivers support the older 10/100 adapter (model 1552), newer USB 3.0 1GB adapter (model 1663), and Surface docks

Update 4/24/2017

Just wanted to update this blog with the latest information. The name of the driver has changed in the Microsoft Update Catalog to “Microsoft-Net”

Hope this helps with your deployments.

Note for Windows 10 users: Drivers for the USB3-E1000, the USBC-E1000, and USB3-HUB3ME (V1) are pre-installed in Windows 10, and there is no need to download drivers. Just plug in your adapter, wait a moment while the driver is set up, then access the network. If you have any problems with this, please contact us at support@plugable.com.

Click one of the buttons below to see drivers for that platform.

Windows

If you wish to pre-install drivers before your adapter arrives, just download and run the utility from the link below:

Download Windows 8/8.1, 7, Vista, and XP drivers

After downloading, simply double-click on the .exe file to begin installation. You will receive a confirmation that the process has begun, and another upon successful completion- this should take less than a minute on most systems.

Note: ARM-based Windows 8/8.1 tablets such as the Microsoft Surface RT do not have drivers for the ASIX 88179 built in. ASIX does not provide a Surface RT compatible driver for installation.

Windows PC’s with internet access should automatically download and install drivers from Windows Update.

A driver CD-ROM* is also provided in the packaging with the product. *Please note that Windows 8/8.1 driver is not loaded on the CD, however it can be downloaded from the link above.

Mac

To install the ASIX 88179 driver on Mac OS 10.6 through 10.14.x, download the driver from the link below:

USB3-E1000 Mac 10.6 – 10.14.x Drivers v2.9 – 04/26/2017

Mac OS X Universal Binary Driver (DMG file format)
For Mac OS X 10.6-10.14.x
Note: macOS 10.13-10.14.x requires users to manually approve 3rd party extensions (drivers). Step-by-step instructions for doing so can be found in our blog post here

Linux

Linux kernels 3.8 and earlier require rebuild of kernel module from source. Recent distributions running 3.9 or later should have the driver built-into kernel.

Driver source code (v1.8.0) for Linux kernel 2.6 and later(compile required)

Chrome OS

Chrome OS supported with latest software updates installed. The drivers are included as part of the kernel used by Chrome OS.

Latest drivers and other platforms

Please see the ASIX AX88179 driver download page for complete list of the latest drivers and supported platforms for the AX88179 chip in the Plugable USB3-E1000, USBC-E1000, and USB3-HUB3ME (V1), including minimal .inf packages for suitable for Windows deployment.