Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8188GU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB NIC how to download and install the driver

Realtek 8188GU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB NIC is a Network Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. USB/VID_0BDA&PID_B711 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8188GU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB NIC - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8188GU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB NIC driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 1030.26.0801.2017 dated 2018-01-31.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) 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. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. 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 computer and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
File size of the driver: 2841612 bytes (2.71 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.3 stars out of 71690 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. Installing the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8188GU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB NIC driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8188GU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB NIC driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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