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Cundy66
Copper Contributor
Nov 15, 2021
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PL2303 issues (Prolific USB to Serial Drivers) Win 11

I have come across an issue that I don't if anyone has come across and found a fix?   I have a few handheld radios that I need to update the frequencies and when I connect to the USB, it fails to c...
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    ejohanson
    Nov 16, 2021

    I tried the older driver available here:
    http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/ShowProduct.aspx?p_id=223&pcid=126
    And this seemed to work for Windows 11. Weird that an old driver works better than the latest one.

    I have the PL-2303 TA chipset.

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mollycule
Copper Contributor
May 03, 2024

KinokoCorp Just came on here to say that the link KinkoCorp shared still works in May 2024 and I was able to get my serial-to-USB talking to Windows 11 again! 😄

http://support.dlink.com.au/Download/download.aspx?product=DGS-3630-52TC

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jon1580
Copper Contributor
Jul 21, 2024

I gave up trying to make my existing cable work with Windows 11.

I bought a new Baofeng cable from Amazon. Plugged it in and worked right away with Win11/64. No muss, no fuss, no messing with drivers, no BS.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HUB0ONK?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details