Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB 2.0 Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB 2.0 Network Adapter is a Network Adapters device. The developer of this driver was Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_0BDA&PID_8177.

1. How to manually install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 1023.5.0116.2013 dated 2013-01-25.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (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 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 computer and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed.
File size of the driver: 1081742 bytes (1.03 MB)
Driver rating 4.2 stars out of 50938 votes.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• 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. Using DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB 2.0 Network 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 easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open 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 locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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