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

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; this string has to match your hardware.

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

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 2024.10.228.5 dated 2023-07-26.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative 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. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver was not digitally signed.

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

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. How 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. Scroll the list down until you find the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8821CE 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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