Getting the Prolific USB serial adapter working with Windows 8 can be difficult. Especially if you are studying for CCNA and you need to access a 2960G switch on Windows with Putty. As strange as it may look, you need an outdated driver to make it work. The only working version I have found is 3.3.2.102, which you can find at this link: After installing this driver, you need to force this driver version by going to device manager, choose update driver by right clicking on the Prolific adapter, then choose “browse my computer for driver software”, then “let me pick”. On the next window, it should show you different versions of the driver, and you need to choose version 3.3.2.102. This will get the device working on Windows. Prolific driver update.

The Prolific driver is now configured in Windows 8 Enterprise. Updating the Prolific driver in Device Manager.

Prolific Technology is a IC design house company and ASIC design service provider for USB Smart I/O (USB to UART, Card Readers, External USB Drive), Intelligent Green Energy Saving, and Mixed-Mode Hall Sensor solutions. Teisco serial number dating sites. For Prolific USB VID_067B&PID_2303 and PID_2304 Only - Includes User Manual, Driver Release Notes, CheckChipVersion Tool, Windows Driver Certification - Installer supports silent install (add '/s' parameter when running program) NOTE: Windows 8/8.1/10 are NOT supported in PL-2303HXA and PL-2303X EOL chip versions.

Now we force the installation of the installed driver and configure our device for use.