It's a shame from Prolific to not support this devices, because they are still used (my LED badges are less than a year old, and use EOL PL-2303 HX). Prolific Usb To Serial ProblemsĪs many people, you probably upgrade directly from W7 to W10, and sure, don't know that this problem was already present with W8. This is clear: if your device is using an old chip version of PL2303, the drivers not works with W10 (and W8). Windows 8/8.1/10 are NOT supported in PL-2303HXA and PL-2303X EOL (End Of Life) chip versions. Of course, you can try to manually update the driver at Prolific site:īut, look carefully on this page and you will read an important notice in RED : Prolific Usb-to-serial Comm Port (com3) Driver This work fine, but looking at the configuration panel, you will then notice that there is an error code 10 and the driver is not working properly. When you plug the device into USB, it is well recognized by W10 and it try to load the Prolific driver. All this devices use a PL2303 to provide a connection to an USB port, but inside, they are RS232-like interface build (and appear as a COM port in your operating system). Myself, I've the same problems with scrolling LED Badges, and USB to COM dongles. There is lot's of people reporting problems with W10 and Prolific devices (based on popular PL2303 adapter). Use the links on this page to download the latest drivers for your Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port from our share libs.Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port Drivers and Updates for Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, XP, Vista.Prolific PL2303 USB-to-Serial port adapter driver. I am trying to install a Prolific PL2303 USB-to-Serial port 1ft. The Prolific usb to serial driver download link from here: PL2303SA is a low cost and high performance USB-to-Serial Bri. Prolific Usb-to-serial Comm Port Driver Download Windows 7 64.Prolific Usb-to-serial Comm Port (com3) Driver.