V2 Driver Windows 10 — Belkin F5d8055

If you have the original installation CD or can download the Windows 7 driver from Belkin’s legacy support page, you can trick Windows 10 into accepting it.

Right-click the downloaded file and select Properties.

Go to the Compatibility tab.

Check the box Run this program in compatibility mode for: and select Windows 7.

Click Apply and OK.

Run the installer.

The Belkin F5D8055 v2 is a USB 2.0 wireless network adapter (often sold as part of Belkin’s Wireless USB adapter lineup). To use it on Windows 10 you need a compatible device driver so the OS can recognize the adapter and provide wireless connectivity.

Using USB\VID_050D&PID_935B (from inf file or device manager), the device is confirmed to use the Ralink RT2870 (or RT3070) chipset. belkin f5d8055 v2 driver windows 10

| Property | Value | |------------------|--------------------------------| | Manufacturer | Belkin | | Model | F5D8055 v2 (N+ Wireless Adapter) | | USB VID:PID | 050D:935B | | Chipset | Ralink RT2870 / RT3070 | | Max Speed | 300 Mbps (2.4 GHz, 802.11n) | | Official OS Support | XP, Vista, 7 (32/64-bit) |

A: Yes, but only if you disable Driver Signature Enforcement. Windows 11 is stricter. You may need to boot into “Test Mode” (via bcdedit /set testsigning on) permanently. If you have the original installation CD or

Belkin last released an official driver package for the F5D8055 v2 in 2009, designed for Windows 7. Here’s why those .exe files won’t work on Windows 10:

Do not run the old Belkin CD or downloaded setup.exe – it will either fail immediately or cause a system crash. Right-click the downloaded file and select Properties

Before downloading anything, you must confirm you have the Belkin F5D8055 v2, not v1 or v3. The hardware inside is completely different, meaning drivers are not interchangeable.

How to check:

Chipset inside the v2: This adapter uses the Ralink RT2870 chipset (later rebranded to MediaTek). This is crucial because we will leverage Ralink’s legacy driver support, not Belkin’s.

Pro Tip: If you see "Ralink RT2870" or "RT2770" in your device manager under "Unknown device" → Properties → Hardware IDs, you have the correct device.