How to update/install driver on Windows 11

How to update/install driver on Windows 11

2024-01-18

1. Issues 


Below two issues could happen if plug program cable in win11 computer. 


Case one: Appears below screenshot message under item “Ports(COM & LPT)” : 


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Solution: Have to uninstall this driver first (check chapter 2 ) 

                 then install new driver (check chapter 3) 


Case two: Appears “USB-Serial Controller” under item “Other devies” 

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Solution: Install new driver directly (check chapter 3)


2.Uninstall Driver


2.1 Right click “PL2303TA DO NOT SUPPORT WINDOWS 11 OR LATER,PLEASE CONTACT YOUR SUPPLIER” then select “Uninstall”

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2.2 Tick “Delete the driver software for this device”, then click “OK” to uninstall. 

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3.Install Driver


3.1 Pull out the program cable, and then re-insert. If appears “USB-Serial Controller” under item “Other devies” as case two, can install new driver as following steps.

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3.2 Download below driver file and then decompressing it     

“PL2303D_DCHU_Win11_21H2_v3.9.0.2_20210728_ML_Driver”

 

3.3 Choose any port ,right click to select Update driver

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3.4 Click “Browse my computer for driver software”

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3.5 Click “Let me pick from a list available drivers on my computer”

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3.6 Click“Have Disk…”

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3.7 Click“Browse…”,choose document SER2PL_1.inf in decompressed driver file. 

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3.8 Click “OK” to install driver

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