Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB 2.0 Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB 2.0 Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The developer of this driver was Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. USB/VID_0BDA&PID_8177 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB 2.0 Network Adapter - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 1027.4.0630.2015 released on 2016-03-04.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) 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 installation wizard, which should be quite 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 new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is not digitally signed.
Download size of the driver: 1524275 bytes (1.45 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 3.9 stars out of 42853 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• 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. How to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver using DriverMax

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~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. Scroll the list down until you find the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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