Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8821AE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC how to download and install the driver

Realtek 8821AE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC is a Network Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8821&SUBSYS_24821B9A.

1. Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8821AE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC driver - how to install it manually

1. You can download from the link below the driver setup file for the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8821AE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC driver. The archive contains version 2023.79.0918.2018 released on 2018-09-18 of the driver.
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3. Start the driver installer file from a user account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is running please accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver installation wizard, which will guide you; it should be pretty easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will analyze your computer and will install the right driver.
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7. When the operation finishes shutdown and restart your computer in order to use the updated driver. It is as simple as that to install a Windows driver!
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This driver is digitally signed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp..
The file size of this driver is 2817824 bytes (2.69 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.4 stars out of 28233 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• 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. Installing the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8821AE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver using 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 analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Search the list until you find the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8821AE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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