Download and install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver

Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter 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_8176&SUBSYS_1629103C; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 2023.1.1201.2014 dated 2016-10-11.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is running then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
The file size of this driver is 1789713 bytes (1.71 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.5 stars by 61485 users.
This driver will work for 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 RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open 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 computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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