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 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 driver - how to install it 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 download link is for the driver version 1030.40.0128.2019 released on 2020-04-30.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (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. Follow 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. Restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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Realtek Semiconductor Corp. applied a digital signature to this driver.
Driver file size: 3625667 bytes (3.46 MB)
Driver rating 4.5 stars out of 64521 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with 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. Using DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8188GU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB NIC 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 easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and click 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 locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8188GU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB NIC driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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