Download and install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC driver

Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC is a Network Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_C82B&SUBSYS_C82B10EC; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Manually install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC driver

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 2023.49.1215.2016 dated 2017-01-20.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is started then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver installation 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.
Driver file size: 3011515 bytes (2.87 MB)
Driver rating 4.3 stars out of 87512 votes.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. Installing the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install 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 take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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