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 hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_0BDA&PID_8177.

1. Install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 1026.8.0211.2014 released on 2014-02-21.
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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 enabled 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 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 PC and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Driver file size: 1337251 bytes (1.28 MB)
Driver rating 4.5 stars out of 44557 votes.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• 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. How to use 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 just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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