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

Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC is a Network Adapters hardware device. This 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_C821&SUBSYS_C82110EC.

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

1. Download the 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 2023.49.1215.2016 released on 2017-01-20.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled 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 pretty 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 updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
The file size of this driver is 3011515 bytes (2.87 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.4 stars out of 96368 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

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

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 easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

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 detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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