Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8176&SUBSYS_1629103C.

1. Manually install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 2007.3.0821.2012 released on 2012-08-21.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative 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. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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Download size of the driver: 696924 bytes (680.59 KB)
Driver rating 3.9 stars out of 28163 votes.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. How to use DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter 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 with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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