Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC is a Network Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_C821&SUBSYS_30471DFB.

1. Install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 2024.0.10.226 dated 2021-12-24.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) 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 installation wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver installation 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, it is as simple as that.
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Realtek Semiconductor Corp. applied a digital signature to this driver.
File size of the driver: 4402240 bytes (4.20 MB)
Driver rating 4.9 stars out of 92301 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

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

2. How to use DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC driver

The most important 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. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

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 PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Search the list until you find the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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