Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB minicard driver download and installation

Realtek RTL8188CE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB minicard 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 USB/VID_13D3&PID_3359&REV_0200&SS.

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

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB minicard driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 1015.0.0712.2011 released on 2011-07-12.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) 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 quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. 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.
Size of this driver: 488520 bytes (477.07 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4 stars out of 49998 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• 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 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, not just this one. How can you install a driver using 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 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 RTL8188CE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB minicard driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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