Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8812AE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek 8812AE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC is a Network Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8812&SUBSYS_A81210EC is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8812AE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8812AE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 2012.7.1231.2013 released on 2014-01-13.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Download size of the driver: 1384496 bytes (1.32 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.5 stars out of 34448 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. How to use DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8812AE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8812AE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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