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

Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11n 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_103C&PID_1629.

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

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 1026.13.0625.2014 released on 2014-07-30.
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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 running 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 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 computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 3.8 stars out of 57198 votes.

2. Installing the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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 using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

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 PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Search the list until you find the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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