Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. This driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_C821&SUBSYS_831A103C; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Manually install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Adapter driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 2023.50.1229.2016 dated 2017-02-20.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is running 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 setup wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. 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 updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp..
Download size of the driver: 3417400 bytes (3.26 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.5 stars out of 87492 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. Installing the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Adapter driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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

1. Open 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 available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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