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Hello, I'm looking for some WiFi/Bluetooth devices that can be used on Vista (main target), or even XP x64 (would be nice, but not necessary)
Does anyone have a suggestion for what could be used? (I'm fine with using USB devices too)

https://allegro.pl/oferta/karta-sieciowa-bluetooth-wifi-adapter-usb-ac600-15355208489

or for just wifi,

https://allegro.pl/oferta/wkv-network-card-wifi-usb-adapter-wi-fi-antenna-15701160540

I was working on a post about that, but it's kinda been paused.

So far findings are these:
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=%28AW-CE123H%2C+%22BCM94352HMB%22%2C+%22WCBN606BH%22%2C+03T7135%2C+DW1550%2C+AW-CB162NF%2C+%22BCM94352Z%22%2C+T77H543%2C+WCBN802B%2C+DW1560%29&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_blrs=recall_filtering&rt=nc&_odkw=%28AW-CE123H%2C+%22BCM94352HMB%22%2C+DW1550%2C+DW1560%29&_osacat=0&_sop=15&LH_PrefLoc=1

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=%28DW1820A%2C+BCM94350ZAE%2C+T77H649.00%2C+WCBN808B%29&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_odkw=DW1820A&_osacat=0&_sop=15&LH_PrefLoc=1

amzi wrote: *

09 Jun 2024, 13:31

https://allegro.pl/oferta/karta-sieciowa-bluetooth-wifi-adapter-usb-ac600-15355208489

or for just wifi,

https://allegro.pl/oferta/wkv-network-card-wifi-usb-adapter-wi-fi-antenna-15701160540

What happens if it's used on a device that already has built in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth? Does it require buying a separate ISP subscription? Does it get separate drivers from the drivers of the built in network adapter or is it incompatible in that case?

>Does it require buying a separate ISP subscription?
No
>Does it get separate drivers from the drivers of the built in network adapter or is it incompatible in that case?
It most probably has separate drivers from the built in one, i dont really know why youd need 2 network and bluetooth adapters but the ones that are built in are probably going to be more powerful as these are usb 2.0 (for vista and xp support)

I ended up looking a bit myself (by I, I really mean ChatGPT) and I found these two:
Wi-Fi: D-LINK DWA-566. Drivers can be downloaded from https://www.dlink.com/uk/en/products/dwa-566-wireless-n-300-dual-band-pci-express-desktop-adapter
Bluetooth: ASUS BT400 USB. Drivers can be downloaded from https://www.asus.com/pl/supportonly/usb-bt400/helpdesk_download/
I confirmed from a quick glance by looking at the contents of the drivers that there indeed are 64-bit Windows XP/Vista drivers for these.

I've done testing with the Bluetooth adapter and you have to use the Windows 7 download, version 6.5.1.6000. There's also a 6.5.1.6930 available, but it doesn't have working Bluetooth Audio (really important for me)

Jevil7452 wrote: *

10 Jul 2024, 21:48

but it doesn't have working Bluetooth Audio (really important for me)

Try this

https://sites.google.com/site/wiinupro/tutorials/toshiba-stack

I guess I've said it wrong. I meant the driver 6.5.1.6930 doesn't work with Bluetooth Audio. But 6.5.1.6000 works correctly, with Bluetooth Audio.

amzi wrote: *

09 Jun 2024, 13:31

https://allegro.pl/oferta/karta-sieciowa-bluetooth-wifi-adapter-usb-ac600-15355208489

I bought it and it works in Vista

Any newer Wi-Fi PCI-E for Windows 7?
And are there any Wi-Fi 7 cards that can run in windows 7?

Peacock wrote: *

14 Aug 2025, 14:04

Any newer Wi-Fi PCI-E for Windows 7?
And are there any Wi-Fi 7 cards that can run in windows 7?

So far Wi-Fi 7 is said to be windows 11 only, sadly.
But also is there any Wi-Fi 6/6e (802.11ax) that works in windows 7?

Afaik you can only get up to 802.11ac on Windows 7.

K4sum1 wrote: *

24 Sep 2025, 11:11

Afaik you can only get up to 802.11ac on Windows 7.

Yeah, but I'd guess It's only because of missing drivers for new cards.

The reason why I think so is that you can definitely get ac on Vista and Vista was made before ac was a thing. netsh commandline tool on Vista identifies ac networks as n,
but from the router side I can see that in fact a proper ac connection is being made. The wifi card is Broadcom BCM94352HMB

Yeah, it's just newer cards never got the drivers idk why. You can get 802.11ac on XP even and it works fine. However 8.1 the max is also 802.11ac. I don't know why WiFi is weirdly limited between Windows versions outside of maybe (probably) laziness on the WiFi card manufacturer.