Solved Weird drivers in Windows 8 Device Manager

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So, I just noticed 3 new weird "wan drivers", and I'm not sure how they got onto my pc, anyone know why they may have been added?
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They are not weird at all. I have the same ones and you can only see them when you have "show hidden devices" ticked on my machine. I am not on my laptop right now but uncheck this and see if they are still there:

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    Windows 8.1
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    PC/Desktop
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    Intel G2020
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    ASRock B75M-DGS R2.0
    Memory
    8GBs @ 1333 MHz
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    Samsung 840 EVO
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They are not weird at all. I have the same ones and you can only see them when you have "show hidden devices" ticked on my machine. I am not on my laptop right now but uncheck this and see if they are still there:

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I don't have that box checked, and idk how they got onto my pc, would it be safe to delete them since it says they dont even work?
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8
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    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Ultrabook
    CPU
    2.6 GHz Core i5-3317U
    Memory
    8 gb DDR3 Ram
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
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    320gb HDD, 120gb SSD
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    Backlight Island Style Keyboard
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How do you know that they do not even work? I would say it is not safe to delete them until you have a better understanding of why/how they got there and I know that is your ultimate goal; however, I think someone else will be better equipped to get you thorugh this issue. The only thing I could possibly think of that might cause that situation (you think you have) would be where one downloaded and attempted an install of an incorrect wifi card driver but that is only a wild guess on my part so good luck and I hope someone else can help you.

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    Windows 8.1
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    PC/Desktop
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    Intel G2020
    Motherboard
    ASRock B75M-DGS R2.0
    Memory
    8GBs @ 1333 MHz
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840 EVO
    PSU
    400w
    Internet Speed
    57/11

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Ultrabook
    CPU
    2.6 GHz Core i5-3317U
    Memory
    8 gb DDR3 Ram
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    320gb HDD, 120gb SSD
    Keyboard
    Backlight Island Style Keyboard
    Mouse
    Trackpad
    Internet Speed
    18 MB/S DL Speed
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    Opera
    Antivirus
    Avast/Malwarebytes
OK, I have the exact same view on my laptop but mine is hidden. However, when I show my Win 7 version, it says I'm using version 6.1.7601.17514, dated 6/21/2006 from Microsoft and mine is shown as working properly. With that said, I don't think the solution is to remove it. I think to solution is to fix it by installing the proper driver package for your wifi network adapter. Good luck
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel G2020
    Motherboard
    ASRock B75M-DGS R2.0
    Memory
    8GBs @ 1333 MHz
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840 EVO
    PSU
    400w
    Internet Speed
    57/11
I don't show them on my 8.1 system, hidden or otherwise. My system is not a Windows 7 updated system.

You may show some WAN devices under Software devices, but I am not sure that would be a replacement type device.
 

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    Windows 8.1 x64
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    PC/Desktop
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    Home Grown
    CPU
    i7 3770K
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8Z77 -v Pro, Z87-Expert
    Memory
    16 G
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 680 Classified (2)
    Hard Drives
    Kingston SSD 240 GB
Apparently this problem is common with Windows 8 with many complaints about the same thing. They only show up because there is a problem, otherwise these WAN drivers stay hidden unless you change the view settings.

Microsoft says that they have a fix for this problem and talks about the reason why the problem occurs in the first place.
Code 31 error in Device Manager for WAN Miniport (Network monitor) device in Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012

According the Msoft, This issue occurs because Windows cannot load the drivers that are required for the WAN (Network monitor) device. Because there is no driver associated with the device, it cannot be removed from Device Manager.

One person posted this as a fix:

I FINALLY RESOLVED THIS PROBLEM! This is what I did:

So, to remove each non-working miniport, do the following:

1.Right click on the non-working miniport, choose “Update Driver”.

2.Choose “Browse my computer”.

3.In the next window, choose “Let me pick driver from a list”.

4.Uncheck “Show compatible hardware”. From the “Manufacturer” list, choose “Microsoft”, and from the “Network Adapter” list, choose “Generic Mobile Broadband Adapter”. (It can be any device the user is allowed to uninstall.)

5.Back in the device manager, delete the device that just turned into the “Generic Mobile Broadband Adapter” device.

Once done removing the bad miniports, reboot computer. Don’t skip this, it’s important. Otherwise there is a change things will go bad again.

Source: windows 8 wan miniport issue - Microsoft Community
 

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    Windows 8.1 Pro WMC
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    Home built
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    Q9650 @ 4.05 GHz
    Motherboard
    Gforce 780i SLI FTW
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    8GB Gskill DDR2 1200Mhz
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    GTX-480
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    Thermal Take Xtreme
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    G9 logitech
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    50mbps
@Chev65 Thanks I'm pretty sure that solved my problem.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Ultrabook
    CPU
    2.6 GHz Core i5-3317U
    Memory
    8 gb DDR3 Ram
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    320gb HDD, 120gb SSD
    Keyboard
    Backlight Island Style Keyboard
    Mouse
    Trackpad
    Internet Speed
    18 MB/S DL Speed
    Browser
    Opera
    Antivirus
    Avast/Malwarebytes

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro WMC
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    Q9650 @ 4.05 GHz
    Motherboard
    Gforce 780i SLI FTW
    Memory
    8GB Gskill DDR2 1200Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX-480
    Sound Card
    Asus D2 Xonar
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HannsG
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Gskill 120GB SSD
    PSU
    Thermal Take 1000watts
    Case
    Thermal Take Xtreme
    Cooling
    9 fans air cooled
    Keyboard
    G15 logitech
    Mouse
    G9 logitech
    Internet Speed
    50mbps
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