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

Realtek RTL8188CE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB minicard is a Network Adapters 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 driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB minicard driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 1023.4.1218.2012 released on 2012-12-27.
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3. Run 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 accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup 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, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp..
Size of this driver: 817377 bytes (798.22 KB)
Driver rating 4.3 stars out of 17958 votes.
This driver is fully 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. Installing the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB minicard driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Search the list 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. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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