Windows 10 | Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver problem after update.

~ Solution found! ~

Thanks to a user named FreeBooter (he is not active on these forums as far as I am aware of, but I don't want to risk advertising another forum on here..) I finally found a solution for this problem.

Step 1: Search on Google for the latest driver for this device (currently: version 10.0.0.329) from the driver website. 

Step 2: Open the .ZIP file you just downloaded from the website.

Step 3: Go to your desktop, click with your right mousebutton on it, and click on new > folder.

(optional: give the folder you just created a name, such as Wdrivers)

Step 4: Double click on your folder.

Step 5: Drag all the files from the .ZIP file into the empty folder you just created.

Step 6: Close both the folder and the .ZIP file.

Now things may get a bit complicated, follow these steps carefully.

Step 7: Rightclick on the folder with the driver files, and in the menu click on 'copy'.

Note:

If you have multiple partitions on you hard drive, you can either choose to drop the folder in the C: drive or the D: drive.  

those drive letters aren't the same for everyone, in fact, you can change them if you wish, but as long as it is from your hard drive it's okay.

Step 8: Rightclick on the start button.

Step 9: Click on "Search"

Step 10: Type the word "pc" and hit enter. (note: without the parenthesis!)

Step 11: Double click with your left mousebutton on the drive letter you want to put the driver folder in.

To keep this simple, I will put the driver folder in the C: drive.

Step 12: Rightclick on the white space of the C: drive folder.

(be carefull not to put it in another folder by accident!)

Step 13: In the menu, click on "Paste".

The folder with the Qualcomm drivers should be in your C: drive.

Step 14: close the window, so you get back to your desktop.

Step 15: Rightclick on the start button.

Step 16: Click on "Search".

Step 17: type the word "cmd" (without the parenthesis!).

Don't hit enter yet!

Step 18: Click with your right mouse button on "command prompt".

Step 19: Now click on "run as administrator".

This is the most important part, please be really, really careful and do exactly as I do.

Step 20: Type the following line in your command prompt:

pnputil /add-driver *.inf /install

Where you see the '*' you have to type the directory of the folder with the drivers you just downloaded.

So, if you put the folder in the C: drive, type the following (please mind the spaces between the letters!)

If you have a 32-bit Windows version type:

pnputil /add-driver C:\yourfoldername\athw10.inf /install

If you have a 64-bit Windows version type:

pnputil /add-driver C:\nameofyourdriverfolder\athw10x.inf /install

Step 21: Hit "enter"

Step 22: If it's done, close the command prompt.

Now to change the drivers..

Step 23: Click on the start button.

Step 24: Click on "device manager"

Step 25: If you're in your device manager, go to "network adapters"

Step 26: Rightclick on "Qualcomm Atheros ..."

Step 27: In the menu, click on "properties".

Step 28: Go to the "drivers" tab.

Step 29: Click on "edit drivers".

Step 30: Click on "search on my computer for drivers" (the second option).

Step 31: Click one "I want to choose from a list of drivers on my computer" (the second option).

Step 32: Follow the wizard to install the new drivers.

Step 33: Click on "okay" when it's finished.

Congrats, you've now installed the latest driver!