PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_24F3

Wireless 8260 driver

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_24F3 is the Intel Corporation Wireless 8260, a Wi-Fi device. Without its driver Windows shows a Network Controller with a yellow mark and no wireless networks. Get it from Windows Update or your PC maker first; the chip maker's own package is on intel.com.

Device details

Hardware IDPCI\VEN_8086&DEV_24F3
Device nameWireless 8260
MakerIntel Corporation (PCI vendor ID 8086)
Device typeWi-Fi
Driver guideGet the right Intel Wi-Fi driver
Latest official packageIntel Wireless Wi-Fi driver 24.80.0, October 20, 2026
Known OEM variants2

PCs and boards that use this chip

Each line is a subsystem ID: the full hardware ID ends in SUBSYS_ plus these eight characters when the Wireless 8260 is built into that maker's product.

Full hardware ID endingMakerProduct
SUBSYS_00108086Intel CorporationDual Band Wireless-AC 8260 [Snow Field Peak AC]
SUBSYS_10108086Intel CorporationDual Band Wireless-AC 8260

If your SUBSYS matches a laptop or board maker in this list, that maker's support page has the version tested for your model.

How to install the driver for Wireless 8260

  1. Confirm the ID. In Device Manager, right-click the device, open Properties, then Details, and pick Hardware Ids. The first line should start with PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_24F3.
  2. Try Windows Update. Settings, Windows Update, Advanced options, Optional updates. Wireless drivers are often offered here.
  3. Check your PC maker. Enter your model or serial number on its support site and look under Networking or Wireless.
  4. Use the chip maker's package. Intel Wireless Wi-Fi driver on intel.com. Our get the right intel wi-fi driver guide explains which package fits.
  5. Restart and check. Open the Wi-Fi list in the taskbar and connect to your network.

Other Intel wi-fi IDs

Device names: The PCI ID Repository, public data. We never host driver files: downloads come from the maker.