D-Link Corporation Realtek 8821CU Wireless LAN 802.11ac USB NIC driver download and installation

Realtek 8821CU Wireless LAN 802.11ac USB NIC is a Network Adapters hardware device. This driver was developed by D-Link Corporation. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is USB/VID_0BDA&PID_C820&MI_02.

1. D-Link Corporation Realtek 8821CU Wireless LAN 802.11ac USB NIC - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for D-Link Corporation Realtek 8821CU Wireless LAN 802.11ac USB NIC driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 1030.40.0128.2019 released on 2020-04-30.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is enabled then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by D-Link Corporation.
The file size of this driver is 4082175 bytes (3.89 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.1 stars out of 78325 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. Using DriverMax to install D-Link Corporation Realtek 8821CU Wireless LAN 802.11ac USB NIC driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver with 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 scan and 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 locate the D-Link Corporation Realtek 8821CU Wireless LAN 802.11ac USB NIC driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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