

You will need to click on the COM and LPT in the driver panel and right click: the first choice should be “update driver”.Ĭhoose the second option “Look for a driver on my computer”. So now you will need to use the configuration panel or “Device Manager”. You will now need to downgrade the driver. The problem is that you will still have the previous versions of the drivers are still on your computer.

Now if you had used the PL-2303 with Windows 7 and now have upgraded to Windows 10. There is another problem and this is with the old driver is still on your computer and you will need to remove the driver first. Prolific has blocked fake chips in their updates. Note: If these solutions do not work and you have the correct chipset then you might have a Fake chipset which is not uncommon when they are bought online on the cheap. Windows 8/8.1/10 are NOT supported in PL-2303HXA and PL-2303X EOL (End Of Life) chip versions. If you try and run them on a higher operating system they will give your the error 10 code error in the device manager. The chipsets PL2303H, PL-2303HX (Rev A), and PL-2303X is not supported for Windows 8 and above. If it is cheap then it is most likely a fake Prolific chipset. The most common problem with the chipset is that there are fake chipsets on the market. You will note that the Windows 8/8.1/10 are NOT supported in PL-2303HXA and PL-2303X EOL (End Of Life) chip versions. So check your chipset and ensure that you have the correct one as the older hardware no longer supported by the latest drivers. The most common error is the code 10 error which the Prolific chipset as well as Prolific error 39 as well. If you have an older operating system then check the USB driver.

Your Windows 10 should have this installed by default. The one we have here is a Windows 7 driver.
