Driver for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188ETV Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter - downloading and installing it

Realtek RTL8188ETV Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter is a Network Adapters device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. USB/VID_0BDA&PID_0179 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. How to manually install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188ETV Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188ETV Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 1024.5.0925.2013 dated 2013-10-23.
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3. Run the driver setup 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. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Size of this driver: 1290968 bytes (1.23 MB)
Driver rating 4.6 stars out of 4552 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• 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. How to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188ETV Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver using DriverMax

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 easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~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 driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188ETV Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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