Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB minicard - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8188CE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB minicard is a Network Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is USB/VID_0BDA&PID_817E&REV_0200&SS.

1. Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB minicard driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB minicard driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 1018.0.0711.2012 dated 2012-07-11.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is started then you will have to accept 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. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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Realtek Semiconductor Corp. applied a digital signature to this driver.
Size of this driver: 567929 bytes (554.62 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.9 stars out of 13526 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB minicard driver

The most important 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. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Search the list until you find the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB minicard driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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