Driver for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8821AE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC - downloading and installing it

Realtek 8821AE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC is a Network Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8821&SUBSYS_2B091A3B is the matching hardware id of this device.

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

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8821AE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 2023.79.0725.2018 released on 2018-07-26.
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3. Start 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. 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 fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Driver file size: 3097400 bytes (2.95 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.6 stars out of 55454 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8821AE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC driver

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 can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start 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. Search the list until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8821AE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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