Because this chip is incredibly cheap to produce, it appears in dozens of unbranded adapters. Windows 11 does include native inbox drivers for this chipset (unlike Windows 10, which sometimes did via legacy updates).
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Very unlikely. The VIA QF9700 driver is compiled for x86/x64 architecture. ARM-based Windows 11 laptops will not run this legacy driver. You will need a modern ARM-compatible USB Ethernet adapter.
Because these drivers are often unsigned, Windows Security might try to block them. You may need to temporarily disable "Memory Integrity" or "Driver Signature Enforcement" in Windows Recovery Environment if the installation fails immediately. However, the "Have Disk" method usually bypasses this requirement.