
- #Prolific driver for windows 10 not working mac os
- #Prolific driver for windows 10 not working install
Well described here! Note that this is written for Windows 7, but works fine for Windows 8.1 too. Windows may ‘update’ the driver again, just rollback the update in Device Manager. Prevent automatic Windows driver updates. PROLIFIC USB-TO-SERIAL COMM PORT WINDOWS 10, Microsoft.

#Prolific driver for windows 10 not working mac os
Download the mac os 8 and 9 drivers here. Just recently upgraded to windows 10, the cable does not work properly any more. Make sure you to uart / rs / rs / u232-p9. Unpack in a folder, Update driver, Look on this PC, Have disk, Browse to the folder. Plugable adapter rs232 voltage level part usb010.
#Prolific driver for windows 10 not working install
Then run the installer again to install the correct driver.Įasy to solve with an older version of the drive, like in this archive. Option 2 Download and install your Prolific USB to Serial driver manually. In your computer maybe it is another comm port. If it offers a choice to remove the driver, then select to remove the current bad driver. In this step windows will search the latest of prolific USB to Serial driver for Windows 10. Download and Save the PL2303 Installer Program here:Ģ. Selecting Update Driver Software for a Com Port with issues.

Right-click on the Comm Port showing an issue. Mouse to the far bottom left of the Windows 8 screen and right click. When it prompts you, plug in the PL2303 USB-To-Serial adapter and click “Continue”.ġ. Attach the Programming Hardware Kit to the PC. Unplug all USB-To-Serial adapters and Double click on the installer “PL2303_64bit_Installer.exe”ģ. Download and Save the PL2303 Installer Program hereĢ. Tested with my PL2303HX USB devices and PuTTY serial and a jumper connecting TXD-RXD as loopback to see typed characters coming back in.ġ. I did this for two PL2303HXA based USB interfaces.

Windows update, which is by default automatic getting the latest drivers, make it impossible to install older drivers, just gets overwritten very fast.īut you can battle this and get the Prolific driver working again. Reason: Prolific made an update to their Windows drivers to fight the fake IC’s coming from China, like FTDI did (see my FTDI unbricking article) and made older devices unusable. And they do not work anymore! Yellow mark in Device Manager, device cannot start. Like many I have imported from China, USB to Serial devices with IC’s made by Prolific. The Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port shows not working properly in the system Device Manager. Device manager shows PL2303HXA PHASED OUT SINCE 2012. I have been using a Usb-to-Serial cable for many years without problem at windows xp and windows 7 system. Due to fakes, older (not fake!) IC’s made by Prolific are not supported by the current Prolific driver in Windows.
