Cac card installation windows 7

Windows 10 or 8. Once you have the zip file downloaded, open the zip file Windows built in zipping program. Copy the folder inside to a new folder. It will unzip the contents, this is the folder you will need when you are doing the steps below. It will then ask where you want to save the file. WinZip- Use the Extract button.

It will ask you where you want to save the extracted files to, I recommend your desktop. Click the desktop icon on the left. Push the little yellow folder in the upper right corner of this active window. It will prompt you for a name for the folder type in CAC Driver.

Hit OK, then select Extract lower right corner of this window. You should now see your new folder on your desktop to open up. Keep this for a later step. Click the Device Manager link on the left side of your screen. Select the triangle next to Smart Card Readers. Select the correct certificate and then click OK. Are you interested in subscribing to the CACNews email list? Utilizing your CAC on Windows 10 "can" be as easy as However, computers don't always cooperate with us.

Here are my findings and solutions: Cannot send email in Windows 10 using Internet Explorer since Microsoft patch Tuesday around 14 March Information: Edge is the default web browser in Windows Click: Default Programs at the top of the list. Click: Associate a file type or protocol with a program.

If you have selected any of the above readers, you should be good to go. Your computer may actually begin to install the appropriate drivers needed automatically. These are simple enough to acquire though. Using InstallRoot will make this issue monumentally easy through their simple to follow wizard. You can download InstallRoot for Windows from the following link:. This is the latest version of InstallRoot.

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