TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver download and installation

Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB 2.0 Network Adapter is a Network Adapters device. This driver was developed by TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.. USB/VID_0BDA&PID_8177&REV_0200&SS is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Manually install TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver

1. Download the setup file for TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 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 1024.12.0314.2014 dated 2014-03-31.
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3. Start 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. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. 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 new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Download size of the driver: 1279561 bytes (1.22 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.9 stars by 58615 users.
This driver is compatible with 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 use DriverMax to install TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver

The most important 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, 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 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 locate the TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 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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