Installing on Windows
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Windows does not provide standard raw access to the USB devices the same way that macOS and Linux does. To use the WiFi Coconut tool, you must first install the Zadig WinUSB drivers!
The Zadig driver installer provides the Windows LibUSB drivers needed to communicate with the coconut.
Download Zadig from
The WiFi Coconut will initially appear as 14 802.11n radios. Do not attempt to configure the radios! Move directly on to the next step!
Launch the Zadig installer.
Once running, chose Devices->List All Devices from the menu.
We need to select one of the WiFi Coconut radios from the list. USB devices are controlled by the device ID and vendor ID, so installing for one radio will update all radios.
Select one of the radios named 802.11n WLAN. Confirm that it has a USB ID of 148F 5370
Chose Replace Driver to install the WinUSB driver.
This may take some time.
Zadig should now display the installed drivers as WinUSB.
Installing the Zadig drivers for the rt2800 family of Wi-Fi cards will disable any other Wi-Fi cards using this chipset. These Wi-Fi cards are USB ONLY and this will typically not affect the built-in Wi-Fi card on your system, however if your device ONLY HAS USB for Wi-Fi you should MAKE SURE IT DOES NOT USE THE rt2800 CHIPSET.
IF YOU ARE UNSURE, we recommend TAKING A SYSTEM SNAPSHOT before installing the Zadig drivers!
2. Unzip the download
3. Run the wifi_coconut.exe program to launch the capture tools!
If the WiFi Coconut can not be detected by the WiFi Coconut utilities, confirm that the drivers are installed properly.
If the Windows Device Manager displays the device as using Microsoft drivers, the WinUSB drivers have not been properly installed.
If the drivers are not installed properly, the WiFi Coconut utility will not be able to find the device.
Properly installed drivers will be shown as libwdi:
If the drivers are not properly installed, return to the Zadig installation directions.
Download the win64 WiFi Coconut tools from the
