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Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8188GU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB NIC - two ways of downloading and installing the driver


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

1. Install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8188GU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB NIC driver manually


  1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8188GU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB NIC driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 1030.38.0328.2019 dated 2019-05-28.
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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 running 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 quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will analyze 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 by the manufacturer.
File size of the driver: 2977756 bytes (2.84 MB)
Driver rating 4 stars out of 60923 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

  • 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 install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8188GU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB NIC driver using DriverMax


The 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. Start DriverMax and push 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. Search the list until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8188GU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB NIC driver. Click on Update.
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  5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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