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Is Windows 10 compatible with the Airport Extreme ? I am hesitant to install this latest version of Windows until I understand if my router is compatible.

Is Windows 10 compatible with the Airport Extreme Router ?

AirPort Extreme 802.11n (5th Gen), Windows 8

Posted on Aug 14, 2015 5:15 AM

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Dec 10, 2015 3:38 PM in response to Tesserax

I have an Airport Extreme with the 2TB drive and use a total of 6 computers in my workgroup.
We have two MacBook Pro's, 3 Desktop (1 Windows 7, and two Windows 10 upgrades from W8),

and a PC/Laptop that has a factory image of Windows 10 out of the box, a.k.a. "Y7" (this ismy

main computer and is used across all platforms for testing and sharing!

When our machines were upgraded to Windows 10 (Ver. 1511) all of the connectivity to the AE

went south from the Windows based PC's.
Sometimes you could move a JPG from a MacBook to a PC and be denied access to the file upon

attempting to open, and sometimes leaving it overnight would resolve the issue. No amount of re-boot

and/or logout would help.
On to Y7 . . .it will "NOT" see any Apple/MAC devices since 1511 was installed. I even went so far

as to do a factory recover to the original release. That allowed me to at least see the Apple attached

devices, but left me with security issues on several connections. Once I upgraded to Release 1511

is when items disappeared again . . .including the network access to the storage drive on the AE/
The problems are a joint issue between APPLE and MICROSOFT . . . they need to get shoulder to

shoulder and work these things out!
My only, sadly, resolution is to dump the AE and go to a non-Apple type of router. I must have good

connectivity across the platform and I need to keep "all" of my devices up-2-date as we are a local

computer service/support entity!

My attached pictures show the OEM Windows 10 install shows the MACBOOK attached and it actually

has the "Z" drive for storage. The same machine with Windows 10 v1511 doesn't show the MACBOOK

or the "Z" drive. I did nothing to manipulate these connections after the v1511 update (other than try to

connect) and have come to my conclusion based on this.

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All of this testing and validation was done Dec-07-2015 thru Dec-09-2015 and done without any techie

type of bias/prejudice towards any outcome.


.Time for another router!

Aug 14, 2015 12:21 PM in response to doglady123

I have at least two of my PCs running Windows 10 currently. Both have the same version of AirPort Utility for Windows on them and both can use this utility to access my 802.11ac AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule base stations. Neither have any issues with accessing their Wi-Fi network and gaining Internet access.


However, the most recent version of the utility was designed for Windows 7 and I would NOT recommend using it to manage an 802.11ac AirPort base station. The 802.11n versions of these same base stations should be fine.

Is Windows 10 compatible with the Airport Extreme ? I am hesitant to install this latest version of Windows until I understand if my router is compatible.

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