TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. Realtek RTL8188RU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB High Power Dongle driver download and installation

Realtek RTL8188RU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB High Power Dongle is a Network Adapters hardware device. This driver was developed by TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO.. USB/VID_0BDA&PID_817F&REV_0200&SS is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. Realtek RTL8188RU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB High Power Dongle - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. Realtek RTL8188RU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB High Power Dongle 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 setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) 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 installation wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver installation 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 fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. applied a digital signature to this driver.
Size of this driver: 1572708 bytes (1.50 MB)
Driver rating 5 stars out of 57581 votes.
This driver is 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. Realtek RTL8188RU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB High Power Dongle 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. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and 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 locate the TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. Realtek RTL8188RU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB High Power Dongle driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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