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If the Prolific driver fails, your HW417V12 likely uses the WCH (Nanjing Qinheng Microelectronics) CH340 chip. hw417v12 driver link
to find the actual manufacturer of the device. Right-click the item > Properties tab > select Hardware Ids Search by Hardware ID : Look for a string like VEN_xxxx&DEV_xxxx . Searching for this specific ID on the Microsoft Update Catalog is the safest way to find the correct driver. Check Official Portals hw417v12 driver link