1. Microsoft Virtual Wifi Miniport Adapter Driver Update Windows 7 Download
2. Virtual Wifi Miniport Adapter
3. What Is A Miniport Adapter
4. Ms Virtual Wifi Miniport Adapter
5. What Is Wifi Miniport Adapter

Hello,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

I understand the inconvenience that you have to go through, however, let’s try these methods below to check if that helps.

1. After downloading and installing the drivers (32-bit here, 64-bit here), assuming your WiFi chipset supports the functionality (which I can verify the 5300 can but 3945 cannot), a new “Wireless Network Connection” with the adapter name “Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport” will automatically appear in your network connections.
2. Download the latest version of Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter drivers according to your computer's operating system. All downloads available on this website have been scanned by the latest anti-virus software and are guaranteed to be virus and malware-free.

Method 1:

The wireless Hosted Network is a new WLAN feature supported on Windows 7 and on Windows Server 2008 R2 with the Wireless LAN Service installed. This feature implements two major functions:

I try to install the MS Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter driver, the laptop crashes halfway through installation. Same happens when I have Windows download the driver fresh from MS. Windows 7 Starter 32 bit Originally installed OEM Machine and installation.

Microsoft Virtual Wifi Miniport Adapter Driver Update Windows 7 Download

The virtualization of a physical wireless adapter into more than one virtual wireless adapter sometimes referred to as Virtual Wi-Fi and a software-based wireless access point (AP) sometimes referred to as a SoftAP that uses a designated virtual wireless adapter.

A wireless Hosted Network sample that demonstrates the use of wireless Hosted Network functions is included with the Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK). The latest version of the

Windows SDK is available from the download center.

Wireless Hosted Network Sample
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee354192(VS.85).aspx

Download and install the SDK from download center and restart the computer and check if Microsoft Virtual Wi-Fi Miniport adaptor is available in device manager.

Method 2:

Virtual Wifi Miniport Adapter

Check for windows update, and see if there is any optional update related to Wi-Fi is available.

I would suggest you to try updating the Microsoft virtual Wi-Fi miniport adapter from device manager.

Follow these steps:

a)Click on Start button and type Device Manager.

b)Select Device Manager from the Control Panel list.

c)From the device list, locate the adapter.

d)Right-Click on it and select “Properties”.

e)Go to driver tab and click on update.

f)See if it can find a new driver.

In addition to updating the miniport adapter, it will require you to download the latest driver for your network card.

Install Windows Update in Windows 7
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows7/install-windows-updates

You may also download and install the latest network card driver from computer manufacturer’s website.

Here is the link for Toshiba Drivers and Downloads
http://support.toshiba.com/drivers

Also see: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/6dd45cc9-392c-401b-830f-f71406c6f061/how-to-install-the-microsoft-virtual-wifi-miniport-adapter-?forum=w7itpronetworking

What Is A Miniport Adapter

You can refer to the following Microsoft article for more information.

About the Wireless Hosted Network
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd815243(VS.85).aspx

Ms Virtual Wifi Miniport Adapter

Hope this information is helpful, please reply for any further assistance.

What Is Wifi Miniport Adapter

Thank you