TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB 2.0 Network Adapter how to download and install the driver

Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB 2.0 Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO.. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_0BDA&PID_8177&REV_0200&SS; this string has to match your hardware.

1. TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB 2.0 Network Adapter - install the driver manually

1. You can download from the link below the driver setup file for the TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver. The archive contains version 1027.4.1120.2014 dated 2015-02-16 of the driver.
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3. Run the driver installer file from a user account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled please confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which will guide you; it should be pretty easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC and will install the right driver.
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7. When the operation finishes shutdown and restart your PC in order to use the updated driver. As you can see it was quite smple to install a Windows driver!
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This driver is digitally signed by TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO..
The file size of this driver is 1572708 bytes (1.50 MB)
Driver rating 4.7 stars out of 56340 votes.
This driver is 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 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. 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. Start DriverMax and push 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 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11 USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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