TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. 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 device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO.. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_0BDA&PID_8176&REV_0200&SS.

1. Manually install TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver

1. Download the driver setup file for TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 1027.4.1120.2014 released on 2015-02-16.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) 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 pretty straightforward. The driver setup 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 new driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO..
Download size of the driver: 1572708 bytes (1.50 MB)
Driver rating 4.8 stars out of 56387 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. How to use DriverMax to install TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver

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 with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

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 computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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