Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188EE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8188EE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC is a Network Adapters device. This driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8179&SUBSYS_12A81A3B is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Manually install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188EE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC driver

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188EE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 2023.30.0301.2016 dated 2016-03-23.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative 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. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. 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 computer and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver was not digitally signed.
Driver file size: 1955442 bytes (1.86 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 3.8 stars out of 62989 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

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

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188EE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC 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, not just this one. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~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. Scroll the list down until you find the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188EE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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