[Openurmind]

I have always suggested 18.3, or now 20.x because of those very same USB issues. They are known, and others here have had the same hardware/motherboard problems on some machines with the whole 19.x series. The 18.3 and the 20 series do not. The 19 series was Mint’s Windows Vista style goof.

[daniel1212]

"I have always suggested 18.3, or now 20.x because of those very same USB issues. They are known, and others here have had the same hardware/motherboard problems on some machines with the whole 19.x series. The 18.3 and the 20 series do not. The 19 series was Mint’s Windows Vista style goof."

I also tried MX Linux, same thing in the utter absence of this very basic essential function. Then there is the choice of desktops. Anyway, I tried Mint 20.2 t and there is no difference as regards lack of evident detection and thus configuration. In contrast to Windows, both 7 and 10, which shows both USB wireless adapters and either installs the drivers automatically or you can do so thru Device Manager, which shows them and far more than in Linux and its DM (not shown below) showed neither adapters and said no more drivers were needed for the computer. I actually took the time to document this (no different in 20.2) but maybe you can help.

Windows:

Mint: