Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB minicard how to download and install the driver

Realtek RTL8188CE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB minicard is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_13D3&PID_3358; this string has to match your hardware.

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

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB minicard driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 1015.0.0712.2011 dated 2011-07-12.
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3. Run 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 confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow 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. Restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed.
File size of the driver: 488520 bytes (477.07 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.1 stars out of 49820 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 802.11n 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 follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and click 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 802.11n USB minicard driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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