Rarely. Windows Update may push an older Prolific driver labeled "Windows 8 driver," which is blocked on Windows 11. Manual installation is required.
There is a new sheriff in town for Windows 11 users who don't want to break their security settings: Zadig. G Star Iv Gps Driver Download Bu-353s4 Windows 11
Zadig allows you to replace the driver with a generic WinUSB driver. While this doesn't give you a legacy COM port, it allows modern UWP apps and GPS gateways to read the NMEA sentences directly. If you are using software like GPSDirect or U-Center, this is the cleanest route. Rarely
While the BU-353S4 uses SiRF chips, u-center is often used for testing NMEA streams, but it can be finicky with SiRF. A better test tool is GPSInfo or VisualGPS. There is a new sheriff in town for
Using GPSInfo / VisualGPS:
Since GlobalSat’s server can be slow, you can download the chipset driver directly from Silicon Labs. This works 100% for the G Star IV chipset.
No. GlobalSat does not write USB drivers; they depends on Prolific. Any website offering a "G Star IV GPS Driver.exe" is likely a repackaged Prolific driver or malware.