Advanced Card Systems Ltd. APG8201 Smart Card Reader - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

APG8201 Smart Card Reader is a Smart Card Reader device. This Windows driver was developed by Advanced Card Systems Ltd.. USB/VID_072F&PID_8201 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. How to manually install Advanced Card Systems Ltd. APG8201 Smart Card Reader driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Advanced Card Systems Ltd. APG8201 Smart Card Reader driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 4.0.0.1 dated 2014-01-25.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is enabled then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty 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 computer and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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2. Using DriverMax to install Advanced Card Systems Ltd. APG8201 Smart Card Reader driver

The most important 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 easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and press 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 Advanced Card Systems Ltd. APG8201 Smart Card Reader driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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