The strongest selling point of version 5.1.22.0 is its stability on older operating systems. I tested this on an old laptop running Windows 7 (64-bit) and a netbook running Windows XP.
Symptom: DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE with references to netr28x.sys.
Cause: Power management flaw in 5.1.22.0 on newer Windows 10/11 builds.
Solution:
Compared to earlier drivers (like the 3.x and 4.x branches), version 5.1.22.0 brought several critical improvements: