Driver for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE Wireless LAN 802.11n COMBO PCI-E NIC - downloading and installing it

Realtek RTL8188CE Wireless LAN 802.11n COMBO PCI-E NIC 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_917610EC; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE Wireless LAN 802.11n COMBO PCI-E NIC driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE Wireless LAN 802.11n COMBO PCI-E NIC driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 2012.10.0224.2014 dated 2014-03-13.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative 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 pretty easy to follow. 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 new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp..
Download size of the driver: 1540833 bytes (1.47 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.5 stars by 83081 users.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• 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. How to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE Wireless LAN 802.11n COMBO PCI-E NIC driver using DriverMax

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 easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and click 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. Search the list until you find the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CE Wireless LAN 802.11n COMBO PCI-E NIC driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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