Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB minicard how to download and install the driver

Realtek RTL8188CE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB minicard is a Network Adapters device. The developer of this driver was Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is USB/VID_0BDA&PID_8170.

1. Install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB minicard driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB minicard driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 1016.1.0223.2012 released on 2012-02-23.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is started 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 quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Download size of the driver: 536221 bytes (523.65 KB)
Driver rating 4.8 stars out of 24822 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• 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. Installing the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB minicard driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The most important 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. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and push 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 detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB minicard driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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