Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188ETV Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter how to download and install the driver

Realtek RTL8188ETV Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_0BDA&PID_0179&REV_0200&SS; this string has to match your hardware.

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

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188ETV Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 1026.5.1118.2013 released on 2013-12-24.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is running then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. 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.
Download size of the driver: 1309263 bytes (1.25 MB)
Driver rating 4.4 stars out of 71014 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with 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. Installing the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188ETV Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install 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 follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and push 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 detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find 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 it, you installed your first driver!
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