Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver download and installation

Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8176&SUBSYS_1786103C; 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 link below. This download link is for the driver version 2012.7.1231.2013 released on 2014-01-13.
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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. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup 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 Realtek Semiconductor Corp..
Download size of the driver: 1384496 bytes (1.32 MB)
Driver rating 4.6 stars out of 83365 votes.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• 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. Installing the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The 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 push on the yellow button named ~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 available driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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