Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB minicard - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8188CE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB minicard is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. USB/VID_0BDA&PID_817E&REV_0200&SS is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB minicard driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB minicard driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 1010.0.0917.2010 released on 2010-09-17.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is running 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 analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
File size of the driver: 350322 bytes (342.11 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 5 stars out of 67905 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB minicard driver

The most important 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 easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~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 available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB minicard driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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