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Dell Inspiron Drivers
While looking at the Dell driver website I noticed the driver I have installed for my Wi-Fi adapter, Qualcomm QCA9377 is not the latest, in fact it is several months older than the newest one on the Dell website, 12.0.0.448,A15. There are several versions between the driver I have installed on my Laptop and the newest one. What is odd is the fact I used the Dell Driver Update utility in Support Assist to update my drivers to what I thought would be the newest versions. The driver I have installed is 12.0.0.307,A07 dated 08/05/17 while the newest driver is dated Nov 2017. Why is it that while there are several newer drivers available for my Wi-Fi adapter the Dell update service installs a driver several months old, it's not like the newer versions are Beta versions. Also would it be ok for me to download and install the newest version or could this cause me any problems.
Laptop: Dell 15 5567
Wireless Adapter: Qualcomm QCA9377 802.1.1ac
robert p
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December 18th, 2017 05:00
Hi Mulroy,
Thanks for posting.
Dell drivers have been installed to function and give the best performance with your computer, and there's really no reason to update the drivers, unless you're having a problem or are instructed to do so by Dell Technicians. According to the information for this driver, it is only a recommendation and not a critical update. The newer driver addresses the WPA2 protocol vulnerability issue. It should be okay to install and should not cause you any problems. If it does, you can always uninstall it and install the other version.