| OS | Easiest Solution | Difficulty | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Built-in driver (plug & play) or official TP-Link v3.0 driver | Easy | | Windows 7/8 | Official TP-Link driver (v3.0) | Easy | | Windows XP/Vista | Legacy TP-Link driver (v2.0) | Medium | | Linux (all distros) | Built-in ath9k_htc driver – usually works out of the box | Easy | | macOS | No official driver; use 3rd-party (see below) | Hard |