@CowboyKen,
I reviewed your post and I understand that you want to know whether you need to remove the wireless card on the computer to use a USB wireless adapter.
You can go ahead and use the USB wireless adapter without removing the wireless card on the computer. In case if you are facing any issue or interference with the internal wireless card then, you can go to the device manager and then disable the wireless card.
I hope that answers your question and you have a great day!
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