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

Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is USB/VID_103C&PID_1629.

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

1. Download the setup file for TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver from the location 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 administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is started then you will have to confirm the installation 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. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD..
The file size of this driver is 1279561 bytes (1.22 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.1 stars out of 58741 votes.
This driver is fully 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. Using DriverMax to install TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install 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 using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and 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 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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