TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO.,LTD Realtek RTL8188ETV Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8188ETV Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO.,LTD. USB/VID_0BDA&PID_0179 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO.,LTD Realtek RTL8188ETV Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO.,LTD Realtek RTL8188ETV Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 1030.7.0111.2016 dated 2016-05-18.
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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. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is not digitally signed.
Driver file size: 1509553 bytes (1.44 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 3.6 stars by 92072 users.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• 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.,LTD Realtek RTL8188ETV Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver

The 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, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver using 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 PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Search the list until you locate the TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO.,LTD Realtek RTL8188ETV 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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