I did this years ago for precisely the same reason. I had I think Intel WiFi hardware and used the Intel ProSet/Wireless software which was a free download.It worked well enough but with annoyances as I recall. Other hardware manufacturers may have their own software.
Proset only works with Intel hw. Check hardware in ControlPanel/DeviceManager.
Various others listed here.
https://superuser.com/questions/4855...d-in-windows-7
https://superuser.com/questions/2651...ic-mac-address